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Rule 3 - Administrative Responsibility

A School subject to the Success Factor is then placed into a larger-enrollment
Class pursuant to rule 2-5. In Team Sports other than football, even if this re-
classing results in a Class having more Schools than another Class, rule 2-2(g)
prohibits moving any School into a lower-enrollment Class. However, in the Team
Sport of football, rule 2-2(g) is inapplicable, and after a School is re-classed into
a larger-enrollment Class pursuant to rule 2-5, the smallest School in that Class
shall move down to the next lower-enrollment Class in order to have equal sized
Classes.

RULE 3 – ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
3-1 Required Compliance with IHSAA rules
It is the responsibility of each member School to control its athletic program in compliance
with the rules and regulations of the Association. It shall be the duty of the member School
principals to see that all members of their staff who deal with athletics and all student athletes
are made aware of these rules and regulations. Failure to so inform any staff member or
student-athlete shall not prevent the Association from enforcing its rules, since the Association
presumes that all of its members and their staff as well as the individual participants have
read and understand these rules, and by consenting to be members of the Association and by
participating in Association sanctioned events, agree to abide by these rules and regulations.
3-2 Designation of Team Coach(es) by Principal
The principal has the authority to designate a faculty member employed in that school system
to act as coach of the teams representing the School.
3-3 Principal or Designee Shall Represent School
The principal of the member School or School official so designated by the principal shall
represent such School at all meetings of the Association requiring their attendance.
3-4 Principal or Designee Shall Accompany All Teams
The principal or authorized representative shall accompany each team to all Contests.
3-5 Member School Rules May Narrow But Not Conflict with IHSAA rules
It is recognized that any school corporation may narrow the scope of its athletic activities and
may have rules governing participants in addition to these rules provided the same do not
conflict with or violate the Association rules.
3-6 Member School Responsible for Control of Athletic Program and Supporters
The member School’s responsibility for the conduct of its athletic program includes responsibility
for the actions of its staff members, its participants, and any other individual or organization
actively engaged in activities promoting the athletic interests of the member School. A member
School’s “responsibility” includes the responsibility of instituting full and complete team and
crowd control measures at all Contests in which such member School participates, assuring
that the participants, staff and boosters of the member School conduct themselves at all times
in a proper and sportsmanlike manner, and assuring full compliance by participants, staff and
boosters of the member School of all association rules, including those involving eligibility
and undue influence.
3-7 Member Schools Are Not Agents of IHSAA
In enforcing the rules set forth in the By-Laws of the Association, member Schools are not the
agents of the Association, and therefore, the failure of a member School to dutifully discharge
its duties as set forth under these rules or to enforce any of the rules of the Association shall
not prevent either the Commissioner or the Executive Committee from imposing appropriate
sanctions for violations which either the Commissioner or the Executive Committee find to
have occurred.

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