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49guardian, or is accepted for enrollment by the school as a student having reached the age of majority under the laws of the State of Illinois; and,(2) Such attendance is approved by the Board of Education or local governing board of the school; and,(3) There is no evidence of undue influence, including but not limited to inducement, remuneration, pressure, promise or provision of special benefits or any other form of encouragement or persuasion, on the part of anyperson(s) directly or indirectly connected to the school, to retain the student’s attendance.3.034.3 International and Foreign Exchange Students: Students attending school in Illinois under the auspices of approved student exchange programs shall be considered eligible regarding residence and transfer for a maximum period of one calendar year, commencing with the date of their enrollment and beginning attendance at an IHSA member school. To be considered for approval, a foreign exchange program must be approved by the IHSA and the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET). It must also assign students to schools by a method which ensures that no student, school,or otherinterested party may influence the assignmentfor athletic or other purposes. The Board of Directors shall establish additional criteria by which it shall approve foreign exchange student programs. International students attending school in Illinois who are not participating in an approved student exchange program will not be eligible for state series competition with respect to residence or transfer for the duration of their high school attendance unless they meet the requirements of the applicable provisions of the residency and transfer By-Laws as determined in an official ruling from the Executive Directoror they are in a program which has been approved by the IHSA Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall establish the criteria by which it shall approve such programs. An international student or foreign exchange student who does not meet the eligibility requirements of this by-law may be granted limited eligibility by the Executive Director. For purposes of this By-Law, the residential school exception set forth in By-Law 3.034.1 shall not apply to establish a student’s residency.3.034.4 Special Education and Special Vocational Education Students: Students attending a Special Education orSpecial Vocational Educational Cooperative Center, shall be eligible under the following conditions:3.034.41 Students taking part of their work at the Special Center and part at their home high school shall be eligible at their home high school only;3.034.42 Students taking all of their work at the Special Center shall be eligible at either their home high school or the school housing the Special Center. However, once the students elect the school at which they will participate, they may not change their decision without the loss of a period of eligibility not to exceed 365 days.3.034.5 Students Affected by De-annexation: Students affected by a de-annexation/annexation of an elementary districtfrom the current high school district will be permitted the choice of attending in the district from which the deannexation occurs or the district to which the territory is then annexed. Whichever choice is made, all students whose families reside in the territory in question will be permitted to retain eligibility in regard to residence, provided they are high school students at the time of the de-annexation action.Illustrations for Section 3.030 of the By-lawsThe illustrations and situations it contains are for purposes of assisting in understanding the application of the particular by-law to which they pertain. In the case of any conflict, whether actual or believed, between the illustrations, examples or situations in this publication andthe constitution or by-laws of the IHSA, the constitution and by-laws shall control.97) FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLEQ. What is the “fundamental principle” underlying the residence by-laws?A. High school sports are best controlled and conducted fairly when students reside full time with their parents and attend high school in the district in which they reside with their parents. Departure from this basic premise requires circumstances which are within the parameters established within Article 1.460 of the IHSA Constitution, which do not conflict with the overall purpose and scope of the by-laws. (By-law 3.031.1)98) ELIGIBILITY WHEN PARENTS MOVEQ. If, prior to a student entering high school for the first time, the student and his/her parents move into a district inwhich there is both a public and private member school where may the student attend and be eligible?A. If the family move occurs prior to the beginning of the school term, the student may attend either the public or