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GHSA Recruitment By-Laws
1.71 Recruiting and undue influence is
defined as the use of influence by any person connected directly or
indirectly with a GHSA school to induce a student of any age to transfer
from one school to another, or to enter the ninth grade at a member school
for athletic or literary competition purposes - whether or not the school
presently attended by the student is a member of the GHSA.
- The use of undue influence to secure or
retain a student for competitive purposes is prohibited, shall cause
that student to forfeit eligibility for one year from the date of
enrollment, and shall lead to other penalties being assessed against the
school doing the recruiting as allowed by the GHSA Constitution.
- Evidence of undue influence includes,
but is not limited to, personal contact by coaches and sponsors in an
attempt to persuade transfer, gifts of money, jobs, supplies, clothing,
free transportation, admission to contests, invitation to attend
practices and/or games, or free tuition.
- Complaints or reports of violations of
this rule will be investigated and handled on a case-by-case basis. If
coaches are found to be in violation of the recruiting rule, a copy of
the investigation will be forwarded to the Professional Standards
Commission of the Department of Education.
- When you receive inquiries from
parents or students from Muscogee County or region schools concerning
the possibility of transferring to your school district:
- Please refrain from giving
information to them, as this could be interpreted as:
- Undue influence on your part
- A recruiting violation which
would put you and your school and the student in jeopardy
- Please direct all such inquiries
to your high school principal.
- Cooperation between members of the
staff is essential for the success of the total program. Lack of
cooperation will not be tolerated.
- It is the responsibility of the local
school administration to see that undue pressure is not put on the
student either directly or indirectly in his/her choice of activities.
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