File: JFCH
Alcohol Use by Students/Drug Abuse by Students/Chemical Abuse
General Training Rules
It is the philosophy of the Madison Central School District that the use of alcohol and controlled drugs are not conducive to the welfare and well-being of school age children. The use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs is illegal and therefore cannot be condoned by educators. It is with this philosophy that the following policy be implemented.
Students participating in any co-curricular activity will be subject to the following regulations:
Any student adjudicated, convicted, the subject of a suspended imposition of sentence or self reporting the consumption, possession, distribution or ingestion of controlled substances or marijuana or possession or distribution of drug paraphernalia will be restricted from participation in extracurricular activities as sanctioned by the SDHSSA for one year. National Honor Society students will be dismissed from the organization. If a second offense occurs the ban becomes permanent. Possession shall mean having it on your person, or as a part of your personal property, i.e., duffle-bag, suitcase, locker, vehicle, motel room, etc.
Any student adjudicated, convicted, the subject of a suspended imposition of sentence or self reporting the consumption, possession, distribution or ingestion of alcohol, other substances for the purpose of becoming intoxicated or tobacco shall be subjected to disciplinary consequences.
These rules will be applied the entire year which includes the summer months.
| A. | Consequences for alcohol/tobacco violations: | |
| 1. | First Offense – The student may not
compete in 1/8 of the total regularly scheduled events of all activities the student is
currently participating in, or if between seasons, may not compete in 1/8th of
all activities of the next season, exclusive of events missed due to injury. The student
shall complete the next available program of instruction provided by Community Counseling
Services. The student may practice and attend home and away contests at the advisor’s
and activities director’s discretion. National Honor Society students
will be dismissed from the organization. Expenses
incurred for the participation in prevention and/or treatment programs are
the responsibility of the student and/or parent/guardian. One
or both parents will meet with the coach and activities director prior to
the student's return to participation.
Students who, after their first violation, have no other activity rule violation for 18 consecutive months will be given the opportunity to recover by starting over with a clean record with no violations counted against him/her. this opportunity only applies once in a student's career. The opportunity for a clean record does not apply to a suspension for a drug conviction. |
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| Second – The student will be barred from further participation during the following 12 months from any co-curricular activity. The 12 months suspension may be reduced to six weeks (42 days) of activity time if the student participates in an assessment with a certified chemical dependency counselor, completes any recommended accredited intensive prevention or treatment program and provides documentation from the agency providing the treatments. Expenses incurred for participation in the prevention or treatment programs are the responsibility of the students and/or parent/guardian. One or both parents will meet with the coach and activities director prior to the student's return to participation. | |||
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| Third Offense or Subsequent Offense - the student will
be
barred from further participation during the following 12 months from any
co-curricular activity. The student will complete a formal chemical
dependency assessment by a state certified chemical dependency counselor
and successfully complete all assessment recommendations for reinstatement
for the next year. Expenses incurred for participation in the
prevention or treatment programs are the responsibility of the students
and/or parent/guardian. One or both parents and the student will
meet with the coach/advisor and activities director prior to the student's
return to participation.
Middle school students participating in high school activities shall have violations accumulate for the number of years they participate in high school activities. For example; an eighth grade student participating in high school activities shall have violations accumulate for five years. |
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| B. | Definitions | ||
| 1. | With the knowledge that each activity has different events and demands on student performances each advisor has submitted the events this policy will cover. | ||
| Activity | No. of events | No. of events missed | ||
| Football | 8 |
1 game |
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| Basketball | 19 | 2 games |
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| Tennis | 15 | 2 meets/duals |
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| Golf | 11 | 1 meet/dual | ||
| Cross Country | 11 | 1 meet/dual | ||
| Wrestling | 14 | 2 meets/duals | ||
| Gymnastics | 11 | 1 meet/dual | ||
| Volleyball | 19 | 2 meets/duals | ||
| Track | 11 | 1 meet/dual | ||
| Band | 11 | 1 competition/event | ||
| Oral Interp | 5 | 1 contest | ||
| Debate | 18 | 2 tournaments | ||
| Vocal Competition | 3 | 1 contest | ||
| FFA | 10 | 1 contest/event | ||
| FBLA | 5 | 1 contest/event | ||
| FCCLA | 4 | 1 contest/event | ||
| One Act Play | 3 | 1 public performance | ||
| Drama | 1 | 1 public performance | ||
| NHS | 2 | Dismissed from organization |
In the event that an activity goes above or below 12 on the number of events, the activities director has the authority to add or dismiss the number of events missed. The number of events does fluctuate from year to year with some activities.
LEGAL REF: SDCL 13-32-9
Revised – August 8, 1994
Revised – June 23, 1997
Revised – October 23, 2000
Revised - June 11, 2001
Revised - December 9, 2002
Revised - August 25, 2003
Revised - October 10, 2005
Madison Central School District 39-2
Madison, SD 57042