SUSPENSION

On June 9, 1992, the Minnesota High School League Board of Directors approved the following policy:

Any student or coach disqualified from an interscholastic contest by game officials for flagrant, violent or verbal misconduct will be ineligible for the next regularly scheduled game/meet at that level of competition.

The second violation carries a four (4) regularly game/meet ineligibility. If penalties are imposed at the end of the sport season and no contest remains, the penalty is carried over in that particular sport until the next school year. In the case of a senior, the penalty will continue to the next sport season.

STUDENT:

Anytime a student-athlete is ejected from a game/meet, he/she does not participate the remainder of that day. The student is also suspended from the next scheduled, rescheduled, or contracted date at that level of competition and all games/meets in the interim at other levels of competition.

COACH:

Anytime a coach is ejected from a game/meet, he/she does not coach the remainder of that day. The coach is also suspended from the next scheduled, rescheduled, or contracted date at the level of competition and all games/meets in the interim at other levels of competition.

APPEAL:

A basketball player may appeal the penalty only when he/she is disqualified following a third technical foul and his/her actions did not contribute to the disqualification.

"The appeal will be heard by the local school administration. A complete report must be sent to the League for review."

Athletic Directors, coaches and athletes are encouraged to discuss this rule and their commitment to good sportsmanship.