NC Education Code · Regulation
Title 16 — root / Chapter 06 — 16 NCAC 06E .0209
Plain English summary
This regulation establishes mandatory minimum penalties for students, coaches, and school officials in grades 6-12 who are ejected from interscholastic athletic contests, with escalating consequences for repeated offenses ranging from reprimand and one-game suspension to a one-year suspension from all interscholastic athletics. Penalties accumulate across sports and seasons, and if a head coach is ejected with no qualified replacement present, the contest is forfeited. The PSU retaining jurisdiction over a participating school may impose additional penalties beyond these minimums.
Key requirements
- A rule administrator 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
- for the first offense, the person shall be reprimanded and suspended from participating in the next game in that sport
- for a second offense, the person shall be placed on probation and suspended from participating in the next two game in that sport
- for a third offense, the person shall be suspended from participation in interscholastic athletics for one calendar year
- a coach who is suspended shall not coach any team for any grade level during the period of suspension
- Penalties shall be cumulative from sport to sport and from sport season to sport season
- If no member of the participating school's coaching staff is present to assume the duties of a head coach who has been ejected from an interscholastic athletic contest, the contest shall be terminated by forfeit
- The PSU that has jurisdiction over a participating school may impose penalties in addition to those imposed by an administering organization
Affected parties
- Students in grades 6 through 12
- Coaches
- School officials
- Rule administrators
- Public School Units (PSUs)
- Administering organizations
- Interscholastic athletic programs