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Rule 8 - Conduct, Character, Discipline

Q. 7-14 Can a coach lose his or her Coaching Accreditation, or be placed on Probation?
A. Yes. Coaching Accreditation may be revoked or suspended by the IHSAA if the
coach fails to meet the on-going educational requirements described in section
7-1.4, if the coach is convicted of an offense described in Ind. Code § 20-28-5-
8 or a known comparable offense in another state, or if the coach is a licensed
teacher and it is reported to the IHSAA by the Department of Education that
the coach committed misconduct described in Ind. Code §§ 20-28-5-7(1),
20-28-5-7(2), and such misconduct led to the teacher’s license revocation or
suspension. A coach’s Coaching Accreditation may be revoked or suspended
by the IHSAA, or a coach may be placed on probation, if the coach’s conduct
is found by the IHSAA to be an anathema to the rules, regulations, purposes
and goals of the IHSAA.
Q. 7-15 What offenses are designated in Ind. Code §20-28-5-8?
A. Currently, the offenses designated in Ind. Code §20-28-5-8 include: kidnapping
(Ind. Code § 35-42-3-2), criminal confinement (Ind. Code § 35-42-3-3), rape
(Ind. Code § 35-42-4-1), criminal deviate conduct (Ind. Code § 35-42-4-2), child
molesting (Ind. Code § 35-42-4-3), child exploitation (Ind. Code § 35-42-4-4(b)),
vicarious sexual gratification (Ind. Code § 35-42-4-5), child solicitation (Ind.
Code § 35-42-4-6), child seduction (Ind. Code § 35-42-4-7), sexual misconduct
with a minor (Ind. Code § 35-42-4-9), incest (Ind. Code § 35-46-1-3), dealing in
or manufacturing cocaine or a narcotic drug (Ind. Code § 35-48-4-1), dealing in
methamphetamine (Ind. Code § 35-48-4-1.1), dealing in a schedule I, II, or III
controlled substance (Ind. Code § 35-48-4-2), dealing in a schedule IV controlled
substance (Ind. Code § 35-48-4-3), dealing in a schedule V controlled substance
(Ind. Code § 35-48-4-4), dealing in a counterfeit substance (Ind. Code § 35-48-4-
5), dealing in marijuana, hash oil, hashish, or salvia (Ind. Code § 35-48-4-10(b)),
dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Ind. Code §
35-48-4-10.5, or Ind. Code § 35-48-4-10(b)), possession of child pornography (Ind.
Code § 35-42-4-4(c)), homicide (Ind. Code § 35-42-1), voluntary manslaughter
(Ind. Code § 35-42-1-3), reckless homicide (Ind. Code § 35-42-1-5), battery
[including the following: a Class A felony (for a crime committed before July 1,
2014) or a level 2 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014), a Class B
felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or a level 3 felony (for a crime
committed after June 30, 2014), a Class C felony (for a crime committed before
July 1, 2014) or a level 5 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014)],
aggravated battery (Ind. Code § 35-42-2-1.5), robbery (Ind. Code § 35-42-5-1),
carjacking (Ind. Code § 35-42-5-2), arson as a Class A felony or Class B felony
(for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or as a level 2, level 3, or level 4
felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014) (Ind. Code § 35-43-1-1(a)),
burglary as a Class A felony or Class B felony (for a crime committed before July
1, 2014) or as a level 1, level 2, level 3, or level 4 felony (for a crime committed
after June 30, 2014) (Ind. Code § 35-43-2-1), attempt under Ind. Code § 35-41-5-1
to commit an offense above listed and conspiracy under Ind. Code § 35-41-5-2
to commit an offense above listed.
Q. 7-16 What misconduct is designated in Ind. Code §§ 20-28-5-7(1), 20-28-5-7(2)?
A. Currently, the misconduct designated in Ind. Code § 20-28-5-7(1) is immorality
and the misconduct designated in Ind. Code § 20-28-5-7(2) is misconduct in
office;
RULE 8 – CONDUCT, CHARACTER, DISCIPLINE
8-1 Student Conduct
Contestants’ conduct, in and out of School, shall be such as (1) not to reflect discredit upon
their School or the Association, or (2) not to create a disruptive influence on the discipline,
good order, moral or educational environment in the School.
NOTE: It is recognized that principals, by the administrative authority vested in them by
their school corporation, may exclude such contestants from representing their School.

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