NC Education Code · Regulation
Title 16 — root / Chapter 06 — 16 NCAC 06E .0210
Plain English summary
This regulation prohibits students, coaches, educators, and school employees from using undue influence to recruit or encourage students to transfer between participating schools for interscholastic athletics. It defines 'undue influence' broadly to include communications, visits, transportation arrangements, and comparative statements about athletic programs. Alleged violations must be reported to the administering organization, which bears responsibility for investigation and penalty imposition.
Key requirements
- No student, coach, professional educator, or other employee of a PSU or administering organization shall subject a student to undue influence for the purpose of inducing or causing the student to transfer from one participating school to another to participate in interscholastic athletics on behalf of the receiving school.
- Initiating or arranging communication or contact in any form, including letters, email, or phone calls, with the student or an immediate family member of the student.
- Visiting or entertaining the student or an immediate family member of the student.
- Providing or arranging for transportation for the student or an immediate family member of the student to visit a participating school or meet with anyone associated with the participating school.
- Communicating to a student or an immediate family member of the student, either implicitly or explicitly, that a participating school's athletic program or sports team is superior to that of another participating school, or that it would be advantageous for the student to participate in athletics at a specific participating school.
- A party alleging undue influence shall direct the initial inquiry or report to the appropriate administering organization in accordance with the procedures adopted by the administering organization.
- The party alleging undue influence bears the burden of proving undue influence by a preponderance of the evidence.
- If the administering organization finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the accused party has engaged in undue influence, the administering organization shall impose penalties consistent with its regulations and with Rule .0209 of this Section.
Affected parties
- students
- coaches
- professional educators
- school employees
- administering organizations
- public school units (PSUs)
- immediate family members of students