| The School Board of Polk County |
| Bylaws & Policies |
| Unless a specific policy has been amended and the date the policy was revised is noted at the bottom of that policy, the bylaws and policies of The School Board of Polk County were adopted on November 12, 2013 and were in effect beginning November 12, 2013. |
5610.05 - PARTICIPATION IN EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Participation in interscholastic and intrascholastic extra-curricular activities is a privilege and not a right. Therefore, the School Board authorizes the Superintendent, principals, and assistant principals to prohibit a student from participating in extra-curricular activities of the District if the student fails to meet eligibility standards or for offenses or violations of the Code of Student Conduct for a period not to exceed the remainder of the school year in which the offense or violation of the Code of Student Conduct took place.
The Code of Student Conduct shall, at a minimum, contain the following provisions:
| A. | A student not currently suspended from interscholastic or intrascholastic extra-curricular activities, or suspended or expelled from school, pursuant to Board policy and Florida law, is eligible to participate in interscholastic and intrascholastic extra-curricular activities. | |
| B. | A student may not participate in a sport if the student participated in that same sport at another school during that school year, unless the student meets the criteria in Policy 2431.01 - Participation by Transfer Students. | |
| C. | Student’s eligibility to participate in any interscholastic or intrascholastic extra-curricular activity may not be affected by any alleged recruiting violation until final disposition of the allegation pursuant to F.S. 1006.20. |
Students who participate in interscholastic and intrascholastic extra-curricular activities for, but are not enrolled in, a public school in the District, are subject to Board’s Code of Student Conduct for the limited purpose of establishing and maintaining the student’s eligibility to participate at the school.
Students prohibited from participation in all or part of any extra-curricular activity are not entitled to further notice, hearing, or appeal rights.
This policy shall be posted in a central location in each school building and will be available to students upon request.
F.S. 1006.07
F.S. 1006.08
F.S. 1006.09
F.S. 1006.15
F.S. 1006.18
F.S. 1006.195
F.S. 1006.20
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