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Student Activities
Q-34.
May Running Start students participate in college or university campus
activities, such as student government, organizations, and clubs?
A. Yes. Running
start students may participate in any activities on the college/university
campus, except intercollegiate sports. Running Start students may also
participate in any high school activities, but may not compete in the
same activity at both the high school and college level.
Example: a debate student may not participate
in high school and college debate teams. The students must choose one
level for competition.
Q-35. Can a school district or high school
preclude a student from being eligible to be senior class valedictorian
or senior class salutatorian if the student enrolls in one or more classes
via Running Start?
A. Such preclusion
could violate equal protection principles. A 12th grade Running Start
student and a 12th grade regular high school student are each entitled
to participate equally in a high school graduation ceremony. A school
should have criteria, other than mere status as a Running Start student,
for these honors. For example, if the sole criterion for being selected
were a high grade point average (GPA), a Running Start student with
a high GPA would be just as eligible as a non-Running Start student
with a high GPA. On the other hand, if the eligibility threshold is
a high GAP, coupled with a certain level of participation in class or
school activities (e.g., serving as class officer or other leadership
activity), it is possible that a Running Start student would have a
more difficult time qualifying.
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