Official Q&A: VEXU 2020-2021: Change Up

Appendix B: Robot Skills Challenge, in the ‘Skills‑Only Event: Remote, Live’ section, states:

<RSE5> The Team's Primary Contact, or another designated Adult Team contact (over the age of 18), must be present in the remote meeting environment throughout the duration of the scheduled time for that Team. The Team's Primary Contact will be responsible for providing the Adult representative's contact information to the Event Partner prior to the event.

The Game Manual defines Adult as:

Adult — Anyone who is not a Student.

Appendix C: VEX U provides the definition of Student for VEX U:

<VUG7> VEX U Student eligibility.

a. All VEX U Team members MUST be matriculated in a post-secondary school.

b. Professionals not enrolled in post-secondary education are not eligible to participate on a VEX U Team.

c. Students that are dual-enrolled in both a secondary school and in post-secondary courses are not eligible to participate on a VEX U Team.

d. VEX U Team members may only be on exactly one (1) VEX U Team for the season, see <G6>.

For VRC, the Game Manual defines Student as:

Student — A person is considered a Student if he or she meets both of the following criteria:

1. Anyone who is earning or has earned credit toward a high school diploma/certificate or its equivalent during the six (6) months preceding the VEX Robotics World Championship. Courses earning credits leading up to high school would satisfy this requirement.
2. Anyone born after May 1, 2001 (i.e. who will be 19 or younger at VEX Worlds 2021). Eligibility may also be granted based on a disability that has delayed education by at least one year.

Is it a correct interpretation that VEXU Teams need to be accompanied by an individual over the age of 18, who is not a Student on the Team, while participating in Remote, Live Skills‑Only Events?

Interpreting <RSE5> with <G3> in mind suggests that a Student on the VEXU Team who is over the age of 18 would satisfy the intent of this rule.

Does the interpretation clarified in this Q&A extend to the case of VRC Students who are over the age of 18?