Dr. McDaniel's Weekly Newsletter - March 30, 2025

March 30th, 2025
I don't know about y'all but I am ready to get back to school! Only have 8 weeks left, don't miss it!
Big News! House Bill 1633 passed into law! This new law impacts the athletic eligibility of students when they transfer between schools. This law is a result of a lot of work from a group of House Representatives, school leaders, and senators. 
In short, students can transfer to any school, public, private, or charter prior to June 1st of their 10th grade year without having to sit out from athletic activities for 365 days. If a student transfers after June 1st of their 10th grade year they will have to sit out from athletics for 365 days unless they conduct a bonafide move or return to their home district. 
Below is a link to the actual law if you would like to read it. 
https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1633.pdf
This is an incredible blessing for our students and helps stabilize varsity sports for all schools. This has been in the works for a long time and we were finally able to get it across the finish line right before Spring Break!
I am incredibly grateful for our state government for being forward thinking about educational freedom and giving families the opportunity to make the right educational choice for their students!
I will start my newsletter back up next Sunday. I am excited to see everyone back on campus tomorrow! Let's have a great week!