Page 34 - CMH 2018-2019 Student Handbook

CATHOLIC MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
ACTIVITY/ATHLETIC CODE
This Activity/Athletic Code encourages students’ spiritual, intellectual, emotional and physical growth. We
acknowledge both the rights and responsibilities of students.
Participation in activities and athletics at Catholic Memorial High School is a privilege. Sanctions, in addition
to those explicitly stated in this handbook might be applied to student participants as judged appropriate by
coaches, moderators, and/or school administrators. This code is enforced 365 days per year.
1. Health and Behavior/Compliance - Article VII - WIAA Rules of Eligibility
A student may not practice for or participate in interscholastic athletics until the school has written evi-
dence on file in its office attesting to (a) parental permission each school year including an acknowl-
edgment of receiving the school athletic code and WIAA Rules of Eligibility, and (b) current phys-
ical fitness to participate in sports as determined by a licensed physician or Advance Practice Nurse
Prescriber (APNP) no less than every other school year with April 1 the earliest date of examination.
School policy determines when an athlete may return to competition following an injury, except where
rule book or WIAA tournament policies apply.
2. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs
The illegal use or possession of alcohol, tobacco, e-cigarettes, vaping, drugs or drug paraphernalia is
strictly forbidden. If a student athlete/activity participant is found to be in violation and agrees to go
through an alcohol/drug assessment and follow the assessment recommendations, the athlete/activity
participant will be suspended for 25% of the total scheduled contests. Should the athlete refuse or fail
to take the assessment or follow the subsequent recommendations, he/she will be suspended for the
remainder of the current sports season and be subject to the school’s Discipline Code. For a second
offense, the participant will be suspended for 50% of the total scheduled contests immediately. A sus-
pension will carry over into another season in order to satisfy the suspension. For a third offense, the
participant will lose all remaining eligibility. If a code violation occurs outside of a current season the
suspension will be applied to the next season of a sport for which the athlete has an established history
of participation. As a reflection of honesty and character, self-reporting a violation of alcohol, tobacco,
or drugs within a 72 hour period from the time of the violation will be given consideration on a case by
case basis.
Catholic Memorial High School reserves the right to have any student involved in extra-curricular activi-
ties subjected to a random drug test at any time during the school year.
The Athletic Director and Dean of Students at Catholic Memorial will arrange for the assessment proce-
dure and monitor the fulfillment of recommendations.