102.0  ENFORCEMENT OF CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS

The member
school has the responsibility to educate students, coaches, directors and other
appropriate persons of the state association requirements delineated within the
Constitution, By-Laws and Board Policies, as adopted by the member schools,
which could affect them.  Further,
the member school shall monitor its compliance with all requirements contained
within the Constitution, By-Laws and Policies and enforce the same in regard to
the school staff, students and other appropriate persons.  The principal and/or superintendent of
the school shall be responsible for the enforcement of the Constitution and
By-Laws of this Association and shall be the official representatives of the school.

a.     The administration of
the school shall be responsible for the eligibility of its students.

1.     The principal and
athletic/activities director at each member school shall be required to attend
an annual rules meeting regarding MSHSAA by-laws, policies, and rationale for
the rules.

2.     When representative(s)
of the school do not attend, the school shall give reason in writing to the
executive director for the representative(s) being unable to attend.

b.     The minimum penalty for
using an ineligible student during the regular season and in MSHSAA tournament
activity is as follows:

1.     Team Sports (baseball, basketball, field hockey,
football, soccer, softball, volleyball, and water polo). The school must--

(a)   Forfeit all contests involved.

(b)   Adjust its place in conference
standings and/or relinquish its place in tournament standings.

(c)   Return team and individual awards.

2.     Individual Sports (cross country, golf, gymnastics, swimming,
tennis, track & field and wrestling). The school must--

(a)   Forfeit all events in which
student(s) were involved.

(b)   Reduce team points (score) and
adjust its place in conference standings, and/or its place in tournament
standings.

(c)   Return awards of individual(s) and,
if appropriate, after adjusting standings, team awards.

3.     Tournaments (including
MSHSAA tournaments) -- Team or student most recently defeated upon discovery of
violation replaces offending team or student for remainder of tournament
series.

4.     The penalty of
forfeiture may be waived in cases involving a student who transfers schools and
evidence is provided that the student, although ineligible, is permitted to
participate as a result of false information being provided by his previous
school upon which the student was certified to have been eligible. Likewise,
the Board of Directors shall have discretionary authority to determine whether
a penalty is appropriate and the nature and duration of such penalty in cases
where a student is determined  to be  ineligible  under  the
Transfer of  Enrollment
Standards  because of school
officials failing to follow established procedures for certifying his/her
eligibility and the student is later determined to be eligible in all respects
except for the administrative oversights.

c.     If a student who has
been declared ineligible is permitted to participate in interscholastic
competition because of a court restraining order and/or injunction against the
school or MSHSAA and if such restraining order and/or injunction subsequently
is voluntarily vacated, stayed, reversed or finally determined by the courts
not to justify injunctive relief, one or more of the penalties outlined in b.
above may be taken in the interest of restitution and fairness to other member
schools.