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Mineral Springs Ruling Completed

Started by COACH-Mike, December 04, 2017, 09:59:35 am

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COACH-Mike

Finally got the answer we needed to move on from the situation.  Initially we were told that we don't have a policy but this is how we are going to handle this.  That was disturbing and caused a lot of heartburn for us. Finally on Saturday they finally showed us in black and white were the ruling was.  Page 27 item (F).  Plainly states that if a penalty of forfeiture occurs then you go back to the last team affected.  We are good with this and moving on.

PS. I sure would have liked seeing Bohannon and Batey square off.

bleudog

Quote from: COACH-Mike on December 04, 2017, 09:59:35 am
Finally got the answer we needed to move on from the situation.  Initially we were told that we don't have a policy but this is how we are going to handle this.  That was disturbing and caused a lot of heartburn for us. Finally on Saturday they finally showed us in black and white were the ruling was.  Page 27 item (F).  Plainly states that if a penalty of forfeiture occurs then you go back to the last team affected.  We are good with this and moving on.

PS. I sure would have liked seeing Bohannon and Batey square off.

Is this the correct reference?

Rule 4. PENALTIES.
Except for fines authorized in other sections of the bylaws, a violation of any rule or regulation, mandatory or prohibitory, contained in either the bylaws or the constitution of the Arkansas Activities Association, or any amendment enacted by any member school or a representative of such school shall subject the school or the representative, through action against the school, to one of the following penalties, depending upon the severity of the violation: Warning, Probation, Suspension, or Expulsion. Any further violation(s) during a penalty period shall subject the school or individual to a more severe penalty. If a violation occurs during a non-participating time period, other penalties may be imposed.
A. Warning. A school may be forced to forfeit all games played or awards received during the period of violation. The school may compete for a championship, rating, or award during this period (See note on Bylaws Article II, Section 3, Rule 6—Enforcement of Contracts). Such penalty may extend up to a year (365 days) from the date of violation, but the school may participate in regular season events.
B. Probation.
1. A school shall forfeit all games played or awards received during the period of violation. The school may not compete for a championship, rating, or award in the sport or activity involved during the time period it is placed or continues on probation.
Such penalty may extend up to a year (365 days) from the date of violation but the school may participate in regular season events.
2. As an alternative, the school may reduce the penalty of probation to a warning by suspending a school employee or student causing the violation for a length of time designated by the AAA and for duties or privileges of attendance, supervision, coaching, practicing, or playing in the activity or sport involved.
Suspension of such individuals shall not exceed the time prescribed for the probation or warning period.
C. Suspension. A school shall forfeit all games played or awards received during the period of violation. The school may not participate in a regular season schedule nor participate in any invitational, district, regional, or state events during the suspension period.
Such penalty may extend up to a year (365 days) from the date of violation.
D. Expulsion. A school shall forfeit all games played or awards received during the period of violation. The school or individual may not participate in any interscholastic activities after being expelled.
NOTE: The Governing Body shall have exclusive power to expel a school from the association by a two-thirds vote.
E. In the event a penalty specified in paragraphs A-D above requires forfeiture, the offended participant or team shall receive the same forfeit as defined by the approved rules book for the forfeit of events or games due to violations of rules in the sport involved.

F. If a violation requiring a penalty of forfeiture is discovered after an event has occurred, any award received by the offender shall be awarded to the next finisher in individual sports or to the last team offended in team sports.

G. If a student is ineligible according to AAA rules but is permitted to participate in interscholastic competition contrary to such AAA rules but in accordance with the terms of a court restraining order of injunction against that student's school and/or AAA, and that injunction is subsequently voluntarily vacated, stayed, reversed, or finally determined by the courts that injunctive relief is not or was not justified or expires without further judicial determination, those penalties stipulated in Rule 4A, B, C, D, E, or F may be imposed.

http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/Admin/2016-17_AAA_Handbook_abs.pdf

COACH-Mike


Wonderdog

Quote from: COACH-Mike on December 04, 2017, 02:41:43 pm
That's it.
Glad that you folks at MS accept the rulebook. Wierd and tricky situation.

bdubyab60

Looks like the AAA did what they were supposed to. Still sucks all this happened.

tacklethis...

Question remains for me is how many times have they knowingly got away with this before?

hornets23byers

Yes if its a rule its a rule . I just think there should had been a coin flip or foreman to the finals . Thats just my opinion.

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