16 NCAC 06E .0209          PENALTY RULES FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS

(a)  A PSU shall impose at least the following penalties on a student, coach, or school official in Grades 6 through 12 who is ejected from an interscholastic athletic contest:

(1)           for the first offense, the person shall be reprimanded and suspended from participating in the next game;

(2)           for a second offense, the person shall be placed on probation and suspended from participating in the next two games;

(3)           for a third offense, the person shall be suspended from participation in interscholastic athletics for one calendar year;

(4)           a coach who is suspended shall not coach any team for any grade level during the period of suspension.

(b)  Penalties shall be cumulative from sport to sport and from sport season to sport season. If no member of the school's coaching staff is present to assume an ejected coach's duties, the contest shall be terminated by forfeit.

(c)  The PSU that has jurisdiction over a participating school may impose penalties in addition to those required by an administering organization.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 115C-12(12); 115C-12(23); 115C-47(4); 115C-407.50; 115C-407.55; 115C-407.60;

115C-407.65; 116-235(b);

Temporary Adoption Eff. July 1, 2024.