a.
The name of the aggrieved party’s participating school and PSU.
b.
The name, address, and phone number of the aggrieved party. If the aggrieved party is a
school or PSU, the aggrieved party shall also provide the name, address, phone number, and
title of an employee who will serve as the official representative of the school or PSU during
the appeal.
c.
The names, email addresses, and phone numbers of the principal and local superintendent.
d.
The names of any students affected by the final decision and the sports in which the student
participates.
e.
A description of the facts underlying the final decision.
f.
A description of the final decision, the date it was issued, and the name, email, and phone
number of the rule administrator or staff member thereof who issued the final decision.
g.
An argument explaining why the aggrieved party believes the rule administrator's final deci-
sion was erroneous for one or both of the reasons provided in Section 8 of this Policy.
h.
If applicable, the date of any imminent interscholastic athletic activity that the final decision
may affect.
i.
Any relevant documents or other evidence that the aggrieved party deems relevant to the
appeal and that the aggrieved party provided to the rule administrator for consideration
prior to the final decision.
4.
The Superintendent, or the Superintendent’s authorized designee, shall review the appeal form
and determine whether the appeals board has jurisdiction over the appeal. The Superintendent or
designee may dismiss the appeal for any of the following reasons:
a.
The appeals board lacks jurisdiction over the appeal, as provided in Section 2 of this Policy.
b.
The party filing the appeal is not an “aggrieved party” as defined in SBE Policy ATHL-001 or
otherwise lacks standing to appeal.
c.
The relevant rule administrator has not yet issued a final decision.
d.
The appeal is not timely.
e.
The aggrieved party has failed to provide all the information required by Section 3, except
that the Superintendent or designee shall provide notice of any deficiencies to the aggrieved
party and a reasonable opportunity to correct the deficiency.
5.
The rule administrator may file a response to the aggrieved party's submissions within five days.
The panel may shorten the time for filing the rule administrator's response if the decision affects a
student's or coach's eligibility to participate in an intervening interscholastic athletic activity.
6.
All parties shall simultaneously provide copies of all records submitted as part of the appeal to the
other parties involved. If the aggrieved party is a student, parent, or coach, the parties shall also
provide copies of the documents and forms to the local superintendent and principal with jurisdic-
tion over the aggrieved party.
7.
The Superintendent or designee shall appoint panels of no fewer than three members of the appeals
board to hear and decide individual appeals on behalf of the appeals board.
a.
The panel may conduct a live hearing in person or via teleconference. Any hearing so con-
ducted shall be recorded.
b.
The rule administrator shall speak first and have up to 30 minutes to explain its final deci-
sion and respond to questions from members of the panel.
c.
The aggrieved party or shall have up to 30 minutes to respond to the rule administrator's
final decision, explain why the rule administrator's final decision was erroneous for one or
both of the reasons provided in Section 8, and respond to questions from the panel.
d.
Any other parties whose participation in the hearing has been deemed appropriate by the
Superintendent or designee shall have up to 15 minutes to present additional relevant infor-
mation and answer questions from the panel.
e.
The panel chair may modify the order of presentations or extend time for either or both
parties if the panel chair determines, in his or her sole discretion, that it is necessary to en
sure a fair hearing of the facts and relevant law.
f.
Neither direct questioning nor cross examination of one party by another party shall be per-
mitted.
g.
Profanity, ad hominem attacks against other parties, and statements of an excessively ag-
gressive or hostile nature shall not be permitted.
h.
The panel chair shall enforce the provisions of this Section and may dismiss from the hearing
any individuals or parties who violate any of those provisions. The panel may also postpone
the hearing if the panel chair determines, in his or her sole discretion, that it is necessary to
ensure a fair hearing of the facts and relevant law.
8.
The panel shall affirm the rule administrator’s final decision unless a majority of the panel deter
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