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118c. The penalty for a late entry in an activity state contest shall be the payment of $100 for that activity by the school.d. A school may be permitted to enter a sport or activity any time as a late entry before the beginning of the tournament series provided:(1) The IHSA administrative officer in charge of the sport or activity determines whether or not the late entry can beaccommodated;(2) The school agrees to follow whatever special provisions might be necessary to accommodate the late entry; and,(3) The schools Principal/Official Representative must send written notice of entry to the IHSA office upon approval toenter from the IHSA Administrator of that sport.7. Policies Regarding Late Withdrawalsa. Breach of Contract By-law 6.041(1) To withdraw without penalty, the Principal must notify the IHSA Office, in writing, of the school’s withdrawal from therespective sport prior to the seeding meeting and/or the date the List of Participants is due for that sport.(2) (If a school withdraws after the seeding meeting/list of participants due date but before the first competition, theschool will be charged a $500 penalty and, if applicable, the cost of game officials and the host school guaranteeprovided for in the Terms and Conditions.(3) If a school does not officially withdraw prior to the first competition and/or does not show up for competition, theschool will be charged a $500 penalty, the cost of game officials and the host school guarantee according to theTerms and Conditions for the respective sport.(4) In all activity state contests, schools that have an entry in an activity and withdraw that entry will be responsible to pay a penalty of $500 for late withdrawal in that activity, unless the Principal/Official Representative notifies the IHSAOffice of the withdrawal, in writing or by telephone pending receipt of written withdrawal, prior to the withdrawaldeadline date included in the Terms and Conditions for that activity.8. These policies and procedures regarding entries for all IHSA sports and activities shall be followed by all IHSA office personnel,without exception.29. PRAYER AT IHSA STATE SERIES CONTESTSPrayer at an IHSA state series contest that takes place over the public address system is prohibited.30. IHSA AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY FOR GIRLS ON BOYS STATE SERIES TEAMSI. RationaleThis Affirmative Action Policy addresses the issue of girls participating on boys’ teams and boys participating on girls’ teams duringthe IHSA state series. The overall philosophy is that schools should provide separate but comparable athletic opportunities for each sex. There are circumstances however, when an opportunity to compete at a school is not provided a girl or a boy. This policy protects the existing participation opportunities for the underrepresented gender (girls) and also allows that gender additional participation opportunities when they are not provided to them at their school.The position of the Association is that a girl may participate on a boys’ teams but a boy may not participate on a girls’ teams. Thefoundation for this rationale is that by allowing a boy to compete on a girls’ team, he most likely would replace a girl on that team thustaking away another opportunity. This situation not only adds to the difference in participation opportunities but also hurts the growth of the girls program.IHSA is not the enforcement agency. The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) monitors the Federal law and the Illinois Sex Equity Rules that require school districts to offer athletic programs that accommodate the interest and abilities of both sexes to a comparable degree. It is their agency that the IHSA member schools must work through in regards to compliance. Therefore, procedures established in this policy are in keeping with the ISBE’s role.II. Policy for a Girl Entering an IHSA Boys Tournament Series.This policy applies only to the IHSA state series. During the regular season, schools and conferences will have local control. When a school wants to enter a girl in an IHSA boys state series tournament, the following policy applies.A member school may enter a girl in the IHSA boys athletic state tournament series when:1. The only team in the sport offered at the school is a boys’ team;2. The girl(s) has participated on that particular boys team during the regular season and;3. The member school has secured a “Letter of Verification” from the Illinois State Board of Education indicating that the school is incompliance with the Illinois Sex Equity Rules.III. ProcessA school must request a letter of verification from the ISBE in order for a girl to participate on a boys team in the IHSA State Series.