Miaa Rule for marijuana?

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Yes, there is carryover from offenses that occurred during prior seasons, but the total number of games scheduled to be missed did not occur.

But the way this rule is written any new violations that happen between the end of the school year and the first tryout/practice of the fall season (i.e. summer) are not subject to MIAA rules.

Appreciate the clarification. MIAA gives everyone a Summer Pass. Interesting

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Public school kids are doing hard drugs, not weed.

Private school

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From the MIAA handbook:

62. Student (and Coach) Eligibility: Chemical Health/Alcohol/Drugs/Tobacco
62.1 From the earliest fall practice date, to the conclusion of the academic year or
final athletic event (whichever is latest), a student shall not, regardless of the
quantity, use, consume, possess, buy/sell, or give away any beverage containing
alcohol; any tobacco product(including e-cigarettes, VAP pens and all similar
devices); marijuana (including synthetic); steroids; or any controlled substance.

Ooohhh, so scary.
I buy my weed from high school kids.
Why do you think they call it "high" school?

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http://miaa.net/gen/miaa_generated_b...thbrochure.pdf
You would be surprised at how many get caught. Parents and kids turn each other in Facebook, Twitter, ect. Schools try to keep it a secret pretending injury or grades is why the kids not playing.
Other schools do not care so an email to MIAA is needed to enforce rules.

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Appreciate the clarification. MIAA gives everyone a Summer Pass. Interesting

I wouldn't say miaa gives kids the summer off they just don't have any authority over kids once school is out. Just like schools if a kid gets caught drinking during the summer I don't think the school can suspend that person.
Just like coaches are not suppose to run practices during the summer which I think it's an insurance issue. If coaches were allowed to run practices and a kid got hurt miaa would be responsible. I know most schools won't allow kids to tryout if they have not gotten all of their paper work in mainly a updated physical.

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I wouldn't say miaa gives kids the summer off they just don't have any authority over kids once school is out. Just like schools if a kid gets caught drinking during the summer I don't think the school can suspend that person.
Just like coaches are not suppose to run practices during the summer which I think it's an insurance issue. If coaches were allowed to run practices and a kid got hurt miaa would be responsible. I know most schools won't allow kids to tryout if they have not gotten all of their paper work in mainly a updated physical.

Kid was caught last spring and does not play a spring sport so the punishment will be enforced for the soccer season.

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Kid was caught last spring and does not play a spring sport so the punishment will be enforced for the soccer season.

100% correct but most schools would have the kid signup for spring team to serve the punishment then if the kid was a good player.

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100% correct but most schools would have the kid signup for spring team to serve the punishment then if the kid was a good player.

Yup, Franklin girls soccer is notorious for that behavior

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100% correct but most schools would have the kid signup for spring team to serve the punishment then if the kid was a good player.

Coach tried but the kid didn't want to do a Spring sport. Kid was a captain and had the title taken away. Coach gave it back at the start of the season. What a great example for the rest of the team. Do whatever you want. Disrespect the school, the team and school property and there are no consequences. Those long bus rides to away games are great for rolling and the windows on the bus are open wide enough to let the smoke out.

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Kid was caught last spring and does not play a spring sport so the punishment will be enforced for the soccer season.

If kids get caught during the spring which is still in the school/miaa year. Their suspension will carry over to whatever sport they play in next. Hate to say it if but if kids just waited till the summer to do stupid stuff there wouldn't be a penalty withy the school/miaa.

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Not compleatly true during the summer schools may not be paying attention to what happening. When school starts kids get turned in and schools find out things and punishments get handed out.
Tell your kids to behave and you have nothing to worry about.

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Not compleatly true during the summer schools may not be paying attention to what happening. When school starts kids get turned in and schools find out things and punishments get handed out.
Tell your kids to behave and you have nothing to worry about.

Apparently nobody on this thread was ever a kid before? Not condoning rule breakers, but there has to be some leniency for kids that have an otherwise clean record. Repeat offenders should be held accountable, but you can't expect kids not to make mistakes. It's how they handle it going forward that's important.

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Coach tried but the kid didn't want to do a Spring sport. Kid was a captain and had the title taken away. Coach gave it back at the start of the season. What a great example for the rest of the team. Do whatever you want. Disrespect the school, the team and school property and there are no consequences. Those long bus rides to away games are great for rolling and the windows on the bus are open wide enough to let the smoke out.

No more smoke-they vape

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Apparently nobody on this thread was ever a kid before? Not condoning rule breakers, but there has to be some leniency for kids that have an otherwise clean record. Repeat offenders should be held accountable, but you can't expect kids not to make mistakes. It's how they handle it going forward that's important.

If we're talking specifically about pot smoking? I accept that pot is a "gateway" drug and pot smoking should be discouraged. Personally, I have never understood the fascination of the effects or the culture?
I am however cognizant of the fact that it is readily accessible to high school kids. Each situation is unique and you can't have a blanket zero tolerance policy. The punishment should fit the crime. I'm okay if a kid get's caught smoking pot in a friends car out in the woods on Sat. night. We can't draw conclusions that the kid wasn't just in the wrong place at the wrong time. High school kids are known to be spontaneous and that's part of growing up. If the kid is rolling a joint and smoking weed on a school bus, now that's a different story and should be dealt with accordingly.

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If we're talking specifically about pot smoking? I accept that pot is a "gateway" drug and pot smoking should be discouraged. Personally, I have never understood the fascination of the effects or the culture?
I am however cognizant of the fact that it is readily accessible to high school kids. Each situation is unique and you can't have a blanket zero tolerance policy. The punishment should fit the crime. I'm okay if a kid get's caught smoking pot in a friends car out in the woods on Sat. night. We can't draw conclusions that the kid wasn't just in the wrong place at the wrong time. High school kids are known to be spontaneous and that's part of growing up. If the kid is rolling a joint and smoking weed on a school bus, now that's a different story and should be dealt with accordingly.

Many, many years ago.
The first time I ever smoked pot was a situation like this. A few of us drove down a dirt road into the woods to have a few beers. Another car full of kids showed up and they were smoking weed, they had a couple joints. They offered us a smoke and we all figured, what the heck. My friends and I were all multiple sport participants, the second car were not.
None of us (in our car) became dependent on drugs and we turned out okay. Went to college and continued playing sports.
If that were today and we were caught, things may be different? Drinking beer and marijuana were illegal back then and we were aware of it, but we were kids and the consequences weren't a factor at that instant in time.
I realize the intent is to make an example of the kids that get caught in order to deter others from getting into the same predicament, but there are better ways to handle things.
Even the police will often times pursuit an outcome other than arrest.
We all want to eliminate drug use and prevent kids from drinking, especially while driving. There are no easy answers, but under these rules a kids life can be severely damaged as a result of doing what kids do. Colleges will only focus on the disciplinary action taken, and the kid is labeled.
The funny thing is, the second car of kids were all musicians and such - good kids but they loved their weed. They probably went on to do other drugs and probably still smoke to this day. Under today's MIAA rules they wouldn't have been punished at all.