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The following
regulations have been established by the State Superintendent of
Schools to govern the athletic program for all high school
students in Maryland public secondary schools that are members of
the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA).
Local school systems may adopt rules governing their athletic
programs that are more restrictive than those of the MPSSAA. Less
restrictive rules may not be adopted.
Student
Participation Regulations:
Students shall be officially registered and
attending a member MPSSAA school. They may represent only the
school in which they are registered and at which it is anticipated
they will complete their graduation requirements. Ninth grade
public school students, who reside in the attendance area of a
high school organized 10-12 may participate in the interscholastic
athletics program of that high school. Each local school system
shall establish standards of participation which assure that
students involved in interscholastic athletics are making
satisfactory progress toward graduation.
Students who are 19 years old or older as of August 31 are
ineligible to participate in interscholastic athletics.
Students may participate in interscholastic
athletic contests for a maximum of three seasons in any one sport
in grades 10, 11, and 12. Students who participate on an
interscholastic team in grade 9 will have a maximum athletic
eligibility of four seasons in any one sport. Middle,
intermediate, or junior high school students are not eligible to
compete or practice with high school teams. However, ninth grade
public school students, who reside in the attendance area of a
high school organized 10-12 may participate in the interscholastic
athletics program of that high school.
Sport Season Regulations:
MPSSAA member schools shall conduct all interscholastic athletic
contests and practice sessions in accordance with the following:
The sports seasons shall be defined as follows:
- "Fall"
means August 15th until the final date of
the county, conference, district, regional, or State tournament.
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"Winter" means November 15th
until the final date of the county, conference, district,
regional, or State tournament.
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"Spring" means March 1st until
the final date of the county, conference, district, regional, or
State tournament.
- When August
15th, November 15th, or March 1st falls on Sunday, practice will
start the preceding Saturday.
County
Eligibility Standards:
1. To be eligible to participate in interscholastic athletics or
extracurricular activities, grades 9 through 12, a student must
maintain a "C" average (2.0 grade point average or greater) as
determined by existing county grading procedures in the courses
taken in a given eligibility period. A student may earn a maximum
of one "E" grade in courses taken during that eligibility period.
A student on a partial schedule must maintain a "C" average in all
courses attempted and may not earn an "E" grade.
2. Academic eligibility period means the period of time during
which a student may participate in interscholastic athletics and
extracurricular activities. Academic eligibility periods are
determined by the date of issuance of report cards reflecting
grades earned during the marking period.
3. Academic probation means the consequence
that occurs when a student fails to maintain academic eligibility
standards.
Academic probation period means the period
of time during which a student may participate in interscholastic
athletic practices or extracurricular clubs, meetings or
rehearsals, but will not participate in interscholastic athletic
contests or extracurricular contests or performances.
4. Academic Athletic Eligibility - A senior high school student on
academic probation may resume participation in interscholastic
athletics and extracurricular activities at the conclusion of the
15th senior high school day if the sponsor of the activity
notifies the principal that the student has corrected an academic
deficiency and is now academically eligible. Students who are
placed on academic probation may participate in interscholastic
athletic practices or extracurricular clubs, meetings, or
rehearsals provided the student attends academic assistance
sessions approved by the principal and forwarded to the Assistant
Superintendent for Instruction or designee for review.
5. Any student who fails to meet the standards of eligibility at
the end of the school year may attend summer school and remove the
deficiencies. Fall eligibility will be computed by using the 8
highest grades from the fourth marking and summer school.
6. The first day for student academic probation or academic
ineligibility is the day that report cards are issued in a school.
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