CHISAGO LAKES HIGH SCHOOL ADDITIONS TO
ATTENDANCE:
A student who is a participant in school
activities must be in attendance by the beginning of his/her third block class
to be eligible to participate in that day’s practices or events. Students with an unexcused absence on the day
prior to a weekend or vacation day event will not be allowed to participate on
that team or activity. Any exceptions must be approved through the administration
before the absence occurs.
ACADEMIC
ELIGIBILITY: The following policy is based on a
four-period day. To be eligible for
activities a student needs to be enrolled in at least three classes with a
total value of 1.5 credits per term*. If
a student drops below 1.5 credits per term the student becomes ineligible.
*Exceptions:
1) Seniors enrolled
in three classes will be eligible to participate with 1.25 credits in Terms 1,
2 and 3.
2) Seniors who are
meeting the requirements for graduation must carry at least 1 credit in Term 4.
Academic progress will be
checked at the end of each term. If a
student has not earned at least 1.5 credits during the previous term he/she
becomes ineligible. A student may have
one grade of incomplete and still participate.
A student who has more than one incomplete is ineligible. A student who has incompletes as a result of
extenuating circumstances may request that teachers "sign off" on
those incompletes if a plan for completion of the required work has been made. Any credits taken and earned during the
summer and prior to the following school year shall count towards a student’s
fall eligibility.
Students
who have earned a minimum of 1 credit have the opportunity to work towards a
probationary status. The student will be
ineligible until mid-term. At mid-term,
progress will be checked. If a student
is passing all classes at mid-term, they will be placed on probation and
allowed to participate. Continued
participation will be based upon weekly progress reports of passing all
classes. If at any point from mid-term
to the end of the term, the student is not passing any of their classes, they
immediately become ineligible.
A review board consisting of
the Principal, a Counselor, a Teacher and the Activities Director, who will act
as chairman, will be set up to deal with any student who wishes to appeal the
above ruling. The appeal shall be made
in writing and shall be submitted to the Activities Director.
All of the information regarding the Fair Hearing process is on the
MSHSL website.
SCHOOL
SUSPENSION: A student suspended from school during a
season in which he/she is a participant will sit out
the next event in their activity.
Further suspension could result in dropping from the team.
OTHER VIOLATIONS: A student involved in a
violation of the criminal code or vandalism of school property shall be subject
to the same disciplinary action specified for alcohol/drugs. This policy applies to personal and/or group
involvement.
PENALTIES: All Sports, Cheerleading, and Speech are
classified as Category I activities.
League-sponsored activities that do not have a schedule of
interscholastic contests (One Act Play, Music), and all other school activities
are considered Category II activities.
The penalty for Category II activities as defined by the school district
is one-half the number of events of the Category I penalty. Rules and penalties are posted on the
Minnesota State High School League website: www.mshsl.org. Printed copies are available in the Activities
Office. If there is a question about any
rule interpretation, contact the Activities Director. Updated 6/11/10