WARRICK COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION

Excerpts from the Athletic Code of Conduct

Parent - Student Acknowledgment Form

A complete copy of this policy is on file at the Athletic Director’s office and the Principal’s office.

Eligibility and Guidelines

A student who reflects discredit upon his/her school, or creates a disruption in the discipline, good order, moral or educational environment of his/her school. Or school activities shall be ineligible to participate in athletics. Prohibited conduct that requires suspension of athletic eligibility includes, but is not limited to: (1) possession or use of tobacco in any form, (2) possession or use of alcohol in any form, (3) illegal use or illegal possession of a drug, depressant, stimulant, or controlled substance, or use or possession of drug paraphernalia, (4) possession or use of performance enhancing drugs, (5) verbal harassment, (6) sexual harassment, (7) theft, (8) vandalism, or (9) sexual violations.

All regulations are in effect twelve (12) months of the year, twenty-four (24) hours a day. Any out-of-season violation shall be treated as an in-season violation. A canceled or postponed contest will not count toward the fulfillment of a suspension. A signed acknowledgment form must be on file at the school before a student will be allowed to participate in any interscholastic practices or events.

Information that may be considered in determining a violation of this Athletic Code includes, but is not limited to: (1) police reports; (2) court records; (3) tickets or citations; (4) admissions or statements by the students; (5) written or oral statements of witnesses; and (6) other information which may demonstrate that a violation of the Code occurred.

I. FIRST VIOLATION

When a high school or junior high school principal or his/her designee determines that it is more likely than not that student has violated the code, the student shall be suspended immediately from athletics, as follows:

A. Tobacco

For the first tobacco violation, the student shall be suspended during the student’s sport season for 10% of the contests or one (1) contest, whichever is greater.

B. Alcohol, Drug or Drug Paraphernalia

For the first violation of the prohibition against use and possession of alcohol, a drug, or drug paraphernalia, the student shall be suspended during the student’s sport season for 20% of the contests or two (2) contests, whichever is greater.

C. For the first violation of all other prohibited conduct, the student shall be suspended during the student’s sport season for 10% of the contests or one (1) contest, whichever is greater.

II. SECOND VIOLATION

When a high school or junior high school principal or his/her designee determines that it is more likely than not that a student has committed a second violation of the code, whether in the same or different violation category, the student shall be ineligible and suspended from participating in Warrick County School Corporation athletics for three hundred and sixty-five (365) days, commencing on the date of the determination of the violation.

III. THIRD VIOLATION

When a high school or junior high school principal or his/her designee determines that it is more likely than not that a student has committed a third violation of the code, whether in the same or different violation category, the student shall be ineligible to participate in any athletics, athletic contests, or on athletic teams for the duration of his/her high school career. A third violation by a junior high school student will prohibit his/her athletic participation in grades seven (7) and eight (8).

IV. REHABILITATION

IN ADDITION TO SERVING THE ATHLETIC SUSPENSION, FOR EACH VIOLATION, THE STUDENT MUST:

A. Seek and follow rehabilitation in a tobacco abuse program, an alcohol or drug abuse program, or other program, according to the category of violation, as offered through or approved by the Warrick County School Corporation Office of Student Services.

B. Provide a written statement that a professional assessment has been obtained, that a rehabilitation recommendation has been made, and that the student has completed the recommendation or is following the recommendation.

C. Provide to the Director of Student Services a “release of information” form signed by the student and parent/guardian authorizing the Director of Student Services to verify that rehabilitation treatment has been sought and has been completed or is being followed.

V. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL VIOLATIONS

A. Any first violation occurring at the junior high school level without suspension being served at the junior high school level shall be served at the high school level.

B. Any second or third violation occurring at the junior high school level without suspension being served completely at the junior high school level will result in a continuation of the suspension at the high school level until there has been a total suspension of three hundred sixty-five (365) days, commencing on the date of the determination of the violation of the athletic code.

C. A junior high school student is governed by the high school regulations at the time the student concludes his/her junior high school education.

VI. APPEAL PROCESS

Any suspension may be appealed, within seven (7) days, first to the building principal and then to the Superintendent, as stated in the Athletic Code Policy and Regulations. During the appeal process, the student will not be allowed to participate in any athletic contests.

We acknowledge that we have read and understood the above excerpts of the Warrick County School Corporation Athletic Code of Conduct. We acknowledge that we may obtain a complete copy of the Student Conduct Athletic Code Policy from the athletic director’s office or the principal’s office.

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THIS SIGNED FORM MUST BE ON FILE AT THE SCHOOL BEFORE A STUDENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY INTERSCHOLASTIC PRACTICES OR EVENTS.