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98Administrative Procedures, Guidelines and PoliciesThese administrative procedures, guidelines and policies are for use during the 2024-2025 IHSA school term only. They shall be superseded by a subsequent publication of the policies and are not applicable to any year subsequent to the 2024-2025 IHSA school term. In the case of any conflict, whether actual or believed, with the constitution or by-laws of the IHSA, the constitution and by-laws shall control. Any understanding, misunderstanding, opinion or belief by any individual as a result of reading these policies shall not be binding on the IHSA. Official rulings shall be requested in writing only by the principal or designated official representative of a member school and shall be provided in writing by the Executive Director. Only a formal ruling from the Executive Director is binding on the IHSA.1. Philosophy Underlying Eligibility By-laws2. Eligibility Rulings from IHSA3. Eligibility of Emancipated4. Foreign Exchange & International Student Eligibility5. Approved Foreign Exchange Programs6. Strike Policy7. Making the Weekly Eligibility Check8. Sanction Policy9. Non-Faculty Coach Policy10. Policy for Accommodations for Students with Disabilities11. College Auditions12. School Equipment Use Policy13. Football Policies14. Guidelines for Adding and Deleting State Series Programs15. Guidelines for Non-School Competition16. Emerging Sports17. Classification System18. Grouping & Seeding State Tournament Series19. Criteria for Increasing Classes20. Approved School Policy21. Alcoholic Beverages & IHSA State Series Events22. Criteria for Selection of Sites for IHSA Meets & Tournaments23. IHSA Performance-Enhancing Drug Testing Policy24. Public Information Policies25. Code of Conduct26. Application for Approval of Cooperative Team27. Statement Regarding Non-Discrimination28. Entry Policy & Procedures29. Prayer at IHSA State Series Contests30. Affirmative Action Policy31. Trademark Use & Royalty Policy32. Corporate Sponsorship Policy33. IHSA Member School Publicity Policy34. Policy & School Recommendations for Transgender Participation35. Name, Image & Likeness (NIL)36. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Drone) Policy37. Managing Heat & Heat Illness38. Baseball Pitch Count Guidelines39. Sport Acclimatization/Risk Minimization40. IHSA Tournament Hate Speech and Harassment Policy & Procedures41. Officials’ Ratings Requirements & PenaltiesThe policies pertaining to the news media, photography, credentials, broadcasting and television are available in a separate PDF located in the Administration and Media sections on the IHSA website (www.ihsa.org). Sport-specific media information will continue to be available to hostschools in the Manual for Managers.1. PHILOSOPHY UNDERLYING IHSA ELIGIBILITY RULESIHSA by-laws provide the standard by which the Executive Director is authorized to rule in determining eligibility. Following is a brief resume of the principle points of philosophy which underscore the rules of the Association:1. Participation in interscholastic athletics is a privilege provided for students who meet democratically established standards for qualification.2. Participation in interscholastic athletics is a privilege which should fundamentally be available to bona fide students in schooldistricts where they live full time with their parents, custodial parent or legal guardian appointed by a court of proper jurisdiction.3. Standards governing eligibility are a necessary prerequisite to participation in interscholastic athletics, because:a. they protect the opportunities of bona fide resident students to participate;b. they provide a fundamentally fair and equitable framework in which interscholastic athletic competition in an educational setting can take place;c. they provide uniform standards for all schools to follow in maintaining equitable athletic competition;d. they support the education philosophy that athletics is a privilege which must not be permitted to assume a dominant position in a school’s program;e. they keep the focus of educators and students on the fact that students attend school to receive an education first andparticipate in athletics second;f. they maintain the fundamental principle that a high school student should live at home with the parents and attend school in the school district in which the parents/guardians live;g. they reinforce the view that the family is a strong and viable unit in our society, and as such, is the best place for students to live while attending high school;h. they prevent “district hopping” or “shopping around” for schools or athletic programs which may suit an individual’spersonal interests;i. they serve as a deterrent to individuals who would seek to recruit student-athletes to attend a particular school for the purpose of building athletic strength;j. they serve as a deterrent to students running away from minor discipline problems or similar conflicts;k. they protect school programs from losing students who have an identity as athletes and, as such, are contributors to the overall school program and image.Violations of the by-laws can cause students and/or schools to incur penalties of ineligibility or other action up to and including expulsion from membership in the Association.