OHSAA looks again at enrollment counts impacting divisions

COLUMBUS (AP) — The Ohio High School Athletic Association has reversed course on counting students in community or charter schools toward public school enrollments.

The move comes after administrators around the state contended the policy unfairly bumped the divisional ranks of city schools sports teams, even though many of the charter and community school students don’t participate in athletics.

The Dayton Daily News reports OHSAA has reversed its stance on enrollments, and all sports for the 2015-16 school year will have their divisional alignments reassessed and adjusted if needed.

OHSAA Commissioner Dan Ross says feedback from members about the negative impact it could have on tournament divisional movement for schools, along with the belief that few of the students from the community schools participate, led the association to study the issue further.