11.2 - Liberty Common School Athletics Eligibility Policy

SERIES 11 - ATHLETICS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Participation in athletics at Liberty is both a privilege and a responsibility. As members of a Liberty Common athletic team, student-athletes are expected to make a personal commitment to represent Liberty in an exemplary fashion and to follow rules of training and conduct necessary to maintain strong, healthy minds and bodies. Because student-athletes are in a highly visible position requiring leadership and responsibility, they will be held to a higher accountability of conduct and behavior than students who choose not to participate in interscholastic athletics.

The following rules apply to all students participating in interscholastic athletic activities. These rules apply for each sport season students choose to participate in throughout the school year. This policy only needs to be filled out once for the year. All eligibility decisions are at the discretion of the administration.

The Athletic Director will check grades at the beginning of each week and report failing grades to the coaches and teachers. This eligibility applies to the entire week. Students that have one D or F will be put on the “Planner Plan” for two weeks where they will need to get their planner signed by the teacher in the failing class. The student-athlete will then need to show this signed planner (calendar, personnel planner, etc.) to the coach in order to practice and participate in the games. The student-athlete will not be able to practice or play in a game without the planner signed by the teacher. If progress is not demonstrated after 2 weeks, athletes will be dismissed from the team until their grade is raised.

If a student has two failing grades (D or F), they are immediately placed on probation for two weeks where they are not eligible to practice or play in sports until one of the two failing grades is raised. Students are also to be away from the practices and contests and studying until they raised their grades. Athletes should use this time to study and raise failing grades. If one grade is raised then the student-athlete is placed on the planner plan and will be able to practice and play games.

Failure to raise failing grades will result in dismissal from the team for the rest of the season. Missing assignments can contribute to failing grades so student-athletes need to have all work completed and turned in on a timely fashion. If you have any questions regarding the eligibility process, please advise the athletic director.

***If a student has two failing grades (D or F) at the conclusion of a semester, that student is ineligible for the following semester’s activities. Students can regain eligibility by having no more than one failing grade by the 6th Thursday following Labor Day in the fall semester, and by the Friday preceding March 10th in the Spring semester.***

Adopted: 12-03-2011