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A. Student-athletes are expected to use whatever transportation is provided to them by the high school, both to and from athletic competitions, scrimmages, or events. This expectation is established to build team camaraderie and to protect the student-athlete. Expressed written permission from a parent to return from an event with a parent or other designated adult must be secured.
B. All high school rules and regulations are in effect anytime a high school student-athlete is being transported by high school transportation. Infractions of school rules will be dealt with in the same manner as the administration deals with school-time violations.
C. A coach should always be present on a bus when one of his/her teams is being transported by bus. It is preferred that the head coach accompany the bus at all times. If the head coach cannot, for some valid reason, accompany the bus, the Athletic Director should be made aware of the situation in advance.
D. It is recognized that there will be times when extenuating circumstances may make it necessary for a student-athlete to travel to or from an event separately from the team. In the event that a student-athlete needs to travel separately from the team, a permission note from his/her parent/guardian must be presented to the administration/designee in advance.
An administrator/designee will sign the note. A copy will be provided to the coach.
The coach will initiate and utilize a sign-out policy to ensure accountability for the student.
Coaches are permitted to allow student-athletes to travel separately from the team only if they have in their possession a permission note that has been signed by a school administrator/designee.
The coach may use his/her discretion in case of an emergency. However, the coach should still get a permission note signed by the parent/guardian and make visual identification of the individual before permitting the student-athlete to depart separately from the team. The coach should also inform the athletic director as soon as possible that an emergency exception was made for an individual.
E. The athletic department recognizes the right of the parent(s)/guardian(s) to decide how and with whom their child is transported. However, the privilege to compete in interscholastic athletics for the high school is based on student/athletes following the policies, guidelines, and procedures which are established by the high school.
F. The head coach will email or text a copy of the roster for each contest before departure and upon return. Submit to the principal and AD.
G. The Director of Athletics and Activities will arrange all transportation for the high school athletic teams.
H. School-sponsored busing will be used as the standard mode of transportation.
I. Teams should dress appropriately for travel, acting as representatives of the high school. The coach will decide on a proper dress code for his/her players and include it in his/her rules and regulations to be signed by the student-athlete and parent(s)/guardian(s) prior to the start of the season.
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