Possession/Use of Alcohol & Other Illegal Drugs -
Penalties/Suspensions:
1st Offense - In-Season - Remainder of Season.
Self or parental referral within 24 hours of the violation may
reduce the penalty to a minimum of 25% of the regular season's
scheduled events. WIAA event is defined as all competition on one
day.
1st Offense - Out of Season - Suspension for 50%
of the regular season's scheduled events for the next season in
which the athlete normally competes. This athlete may join other
activities outside his/her normal season. Self or parental referral
within 24 hours of the violation may reduce the penalty to a
minimum of 25% of the regular season's scheduled events.
2nd Offense - In or Out of Season - A summer
violation/consequences date will be a 365 day suspension. A fall,
winter, or spring season violation/consequences date will be a 365
day suspension retroactive to the starting date of that season.
Single sport athletes violating in-season will be suspended 100% of
one season with the unused percent going to next year.
Subsequent Offenses - Suspension for the
remainder of career with the possibility to appeal to the
administration for reinstatement after 365 days.
A teacher mentor agreed on by the administration and student will
be assigned to the student.
School personnel and coaches may not supply, recommend, or permit
the use of any drug, medication, or food supplement solely for
performance enhancing purposes, including even natural substances
in unnatural amounts.
Any athlete suspended for possession or use of illegal substances
will enroll in the FVL insight program and go through
pre-assessment to determine if evaluation is needed. On the second
or subsequent violations, an assessment at the parents' expense is
mandatory.
If athletes are present at a party while the above mentioned
substances are being used illegally, they must leave. Continued
presence will in most cases result in suspension equal to that for
possession or use.
Referrals must be made in person or via telephone to the athletic
director, an assistant principal, principal, or head coach.
Referrals cannot be made if arrests or citations are already or
soon to be public knowledge. Parental referrals within 24 hours of
their becoming knowledgeable of the violation are acceptable.
Possession/Use of Tobacco Products - Penalties:
1st or 2nd Career Offense - In-Season -
Remainder of the season suspension.
1st Career Offense - Out of Season - 25% loss of
next normal season
2nd Career Offense - Out of Season - 100% loss of
next normal season
Subsequent Offenses - Suspension for the
remainder of career with the possibility to appeal to the
administration for reinstatement after 365 days.
WIAA regulations state that a student who transfers schools with a
status of ineligibility is suspended for the same period as decreed
by the former school. Violations which occur or are first known to
have occurred after the school begins WIAA tournament competition,
will result in suspension for the remainder of the
tournament.
Athletes ending a season on suspension will not receive FVL awards
and will not be eligible to be nominated for post season honors.
Athletes missing a portion of the season due to suspension but
finishing in good standing, will receive FVL awards and may or may
not receive post season honors.
A definition of curfew is: "being at home under the supervision of
a parent from start of curfew until after the sun rises." An
athlete will be at home by the following times: 10:30 p.m. - the
night before competition; 11:00 p.m. - the night before practice;
12:00 Mid-night - all other nights. Curfew hours are in-season
rules. Penalties are not cumulative over a career.
Curfew violations: Since curfews are a family matter, parents are
to apply penalties in consultation with the coach. Guidelines for
suggested penalties would be: one event sus-pension for the first
violation, two events for the second, and removal from the team for
a third violation.
The general rule for special school sponsored events, such as
homecoming or prom, that go past the normal curfew time is to be at
home within thirty minutes of the ending time of the event.
Athletes not staying at home must notify their coach. Athletes
should request permission from coaches for extended curfews for
family or individual matters.
Regarding student athlete behavior, the school administration will
determine penalties to be assessed to athletes who violate school
rules or who violate laws of the state or federal government not
covered by these training rules such as, shoplifting, vandalism,
disorderly conduct, etc.
Practice, tryouts, and cuts during suspension follow these
guidelines: Any suspension equal to or less than 25% of a season
will allow the athlete to practice and prepare for competition. Any
suspension greater than 25% of the season will have the athlete
begin practice when the coach feels it is in the best interest of
the team for the athlete to begin practice. The coach will decide
if the athlete needs to participate in tryouts at the beginning of
the season. Any athlete suspended for a portion of the season may
be cut. Even though a player is suspended only 25% or 50% of a
season, a coach may very well in consultation with the school
administration decide it is better to have another athlete 100% of
the season and therefore cut the suspended player. This is
applicable when teams are limited with cuts such as basketball,
volleyball, cheerleading, etc. Any time a suspended athlete, who is
practicing with the team, is making it difficult on the coach
and/or team, the coach may request the school administration to
assist in removing the athlete from the team.
All Other Cocurricular Participants - Penalties:
1st Offense - If participating in a
cocurricular activity the student will be suspended from 18 school
weeks. If the violation takes place "out of season" the suspension
will be 9 weeks starting with the next cocurricular activity in
which they normally participate.
2nd Offense - The student will receive a 365 day
suspension, retroactive to the start of the present semester. A
summer violation will be a 365 day suspension.
Subsequent Offenses - Students will receive a
suspension for the remainder of their career with the possibility
to appeal to administration for reinstatement after 365 days.