Student Handbook - Hoosic Valley Central School

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is in effect. Teachers of failing students, within one week, will receive a progress report
from the Athletic Director. The teacher will complete this form and return it to the AD,
indicating the student’s current academic status; passing or failing. However, if the
teacher feels that the student is trying to the best of his/her ability and is still failing,
the teacher may grant permission to return to contest participation.
5. Should a student improve in the failing subjects – to the point where he/she is passing
– but is still failing one subject, he/she will be eligible for participation (Policy states two
subjects). However, if the progress report comes back showing the student is still
failing two or more subjects, the suspension will continue for one more week.
6. Conditions of the Suspension:
Student will be suspended from participation in interscholastic contests,
scrimmages included. During the suspension, the student will have no involvement
with the team on game day.
Coaches may permit the student to practice with the team provided they make
arrangements for after school assistance with the teachers whose subjects they are
failing. Each day they will be allowed to practice provided that they bring a signed
form from the teacher indicating they have been in for after school help for a
minimum of forty (40) minutes and present that to the coach who will then give it to
the Athletic Director.
This procedure will follow again the next week. If the student is suspended for four
weeks, he/she will be terminated from that sport for the remainder of that sport
season.
Attendance
A student-athlete shall be in attendance within the first 40 minutes of the beginning of
the school day in order to practice or participate in an athletic contest. Students who have a
written legal excuse are exempt from this policy. (Examples: doctors/physicians visits,
sickness/death in the family, educational visits, religious observance, or any others listed in the
student handbook.) Habitual absences and/or tardiness will affect eligibility as determined by
the coach and/or athletic director. If you are healthy, get to school on time! If you are to be
excused, be sure the excuse is for a valid and acceptable reason. Communication with your
coach and the attendance office is imperative. Attendance on the day before, the day of and day
after contests is considered to be especially important.
Physical Education Requirement
Athletics is an outgrowth of the Physical Education Program. Those students
demonstrating outstanding skills, attitude, and effort are those encouraged to participate in
athletics. The wide range of activities in physical education gives the students an excellent
background in physical fitness, lifetime sports, and team sports. Because of the importance of
physical education, all athletes will be required to change for and participate in physical
education throughout the school year. Athletes who are illegally absent from or do not
participate in physical education classes will not be permitted to attend practices or games on
the day of absence. The NYSPHSAA regulations state that a student must be enrolled in
physical education to participate in athletics.
Eligibility for Participation
1. All medical consent forms and proper physicals must be completed before any student
may practice or play.
2. Students must make an effort to keep the coach apprised of medical conditions which
may require the use of prescription drugs or which may exclude them from practice or
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