Valders Area School District
Bylaws & Policies
 

2431 - INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS

The Board of Education recognizes the value to the District and to the community of a program of interscholastic athletics for as many students as feasible.

The program of interscholastic athletics should provide students the opportunity to exercise and test their athletic abilities in a context greater and more varied than that which can be offered by a school or the School District alone.

The program should foster the growth of school loyalty with the student body as a whole and stimulate community interest in athletics.

Game activities and practice sessions should provide many opportunities to teach the values of competition and good sportsmanship.

The Board believes that it is the purpose of an interscholastic program to provide the benefits of an athletic experience to as large a number of students as feasible within the District.

Since the primary purpose of the athletic program is to enhance the education of participating students as indicated in this policy, the Board places top priority on maximum student participation and the values of good sportsmanship, team play, and fair competition, rather than on winning, particularly at sub-varsity levels. The District Administrator is to develop guidelines for coaches to follow which will ensure that as many students as possible have the opportunity to play so they have the opportunity to benefit from the learning experience.

The Board further adopts those eligibility standards set by the Constitution of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) and shall review such standards annually to ascertain that they continue to be in conformity with the objectives of this Board.

The District Administrator shall develop appropriate guidelines for the operation of the Athletic Program and a Code of Conduct for those who participate. Such guidelines should provide for the following safeguards:

 A.Prior to enrolling in the sport and every year thereafter, each participant shall submit to a thorough physical examination and parents shall report any past or current health problems along with a physician's statement that any such problems have or are being treated and pose no threat to the student's participation.

 B.Any student who is found to have a health condition which may be life-threatening to self or others shall not be allowed to participate until the situation has been analyzed by a physician who has determined the conditions under which the student may participate.

 C.Any student who incurs an injury requiring a physician's care is to have written approval by a physician or the licensed athletic trainer prior to the student's return to participation.

In order to minimize health and safety risks to student-athletes and maintain ethical standards, school personnel, coaches, athletic trainers, and lay coaches should never dispense, supply, recommend, or permit the use of any drug, medication, or food supplement solely for performance-enhancing purposes.

The guidelines should also provide a set of behavioral expectations for each type of participant. The District Administrator is authorized to implement suitable disciplinary procedures against those who violate these sportsmanship expectations.

120.12(23), Wis. Stats.
P.I. 9.03(1)(h), Wis. Adm. Code

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