| Laurel Highlands School District Extra-Curricular Activities Policy Coaches/Sponsors |
| This policy has been adopted to provide clear guidelines to parents, teachers, administrators and Board Members in regard to extra-curricular activities. It is the intent and specific direction of the Laurel Highlands School Board to clearly provide coaches and sponsors of organizations with latitude to operate and perform their respective duties. This in essence is a non-interference policy. The coach or sponsor is in charge of their respective program and report to their immediate supervisor. Coaches/Sponsors have the final say as to whom is selected to teams, etc. They determine who plays varsity, junior varsity, etc., who starts or does not start, and also ensures that students comply with all school rules and team rules. |
| Coaches/Sponsors have a responsability to be fair and just to all students. We expect nothing but honorable and respectable behavior by all that represent the Laurel Highlands School District. They should place themselves above reproach in their character and actions because they serve as role models for our students. These people then deserve respect and cooperation from booster groups, parents, teachers, administrators, and Board Members. Discipline procedures are to be handled through the immediate supervisor. It is necessary to let Coaches/Sponsors make decisions that affect their teams. They are the ones responsable for their actions, therefore, they must have the discretion to make decisions. |
| Issues not appropriate to discuss with the coach: 1. Playing time. 2. Team Strategy. 3. Play Calling. 4. Other students - athletes. |
| Laurel Highlands School District Board of Education Approved: 10-19-95 |