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Rule 17 - Investigations ... Waivers

stayed, reversed or it is finally determined by the courts that the decision or the injunctive relief
is not or was not justified or correct, any One (1) or more of the following action(s) against
the student and the student’s School, in the interest of restitution and fairness to competing
Schools, shall be taken:
a. require individual or team records and performances achieved during the participation by
the ineligible student be vacated or stricken;
b. require team victories achieved during the ineligible student’s participation be forfeited to
opponents;
c. require team or individual awards earned during the ineligible student’s participation be
returned to the Association; and/or
d. if the student’s School has received or would receive any funds for its participation in an
Association tournament series in which the ineligible student participated, require the
School forfeit its share of net receipts from such series, and if the receipts have not been
distributed, authorize the withholding of such receipts by the Association
17-7 Decision; Action
17-7.1 Penalties
For violation of a rule or disregard of a decision or directive made under these rules, some or
all of the following action may be taken.
a. The student may be declared ineligible to participate in interschool athletics for a period
not to exceed Three-hundred Sixty-five (365) days.
b. A coach may be prohibited from directing an athletic team which participates in interschool
athletics.
c. A member School may be:
(1.) prohibited from certain interschool athletic participation; or
(2.) warned; or
(3.) fined, including the forfeiting of revenues generated from the Association; or
(4.) suspended or placed on Probation for a period not to exceed Three-hundred Sixty-five
(365) days by the Association.
d. The Association may take any appropriate disciplinary or remedial measures or impose,
or direct the imposition of, appropriate sanctions or penalties.
17-7.2 Effective Date
Unless otherwise provided, a decision or directive under the rules, including those made
relative to ineligibility, prohibition, Suspension, Probation or other sanction or measures taken,
shall be effective immediately, unless good cause for the Suspension of same can be shown
to the Commissioner or the Committee.
17-7.3 Suspension
A School may be suspended without previous Warning(s) or Probation. All game and officials’
contracts shall be null and void during the duration of the Suspension. Following the termination
of Suspension, the principals must make a written request for reinstatement.
17-7.4 Penalty for Submission of False or Misleading Information
Any student, School or affected party who submits false information, withholds pertinent
information, misrepresents a fact, or is responsible for any similar misconduct during any matter
involving an IHSAA application, investigation, decision, hearing or appeal, will be subject to
sanctions by the IHSAA, which may include the denial or revocation of eligibility, the denial or
revocation of licensure, the denial or Suspension from Membership or the denial or revocation
of any other IHSAA benefit.
17-7.5 Responsibility of School for Cost of Litigation
An IHSAA member School which institutes, or which encourages or finances, a less than fully
successful litigation against the IHSAA, or a less than fully successful agency or administrative
review of the IHSAA, which challenges the IHSAA Articles, By-Laws, rules, regulations,
policies, rulings or decisions, either prior to or after having first exhausted the internal appeal
procedures of the IHSAA, will assume and pay the full cost of such litigation, including counsel
fees, expenses and costs incurred by either the IHSAA or incurred by any IHSAA member
school brought into the litigation.

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