It is a privilege and an honor for any student to be permitted to represent his/her school in competitive, performance, and leadership roles. Brown Deer High School and Brown Deer Middle School offer numerous opportunities for students to become in involved in school activities with a wide range of teams, clubs, organizations, and positions. This Activities Code provides students and parents with the expectations that we have of students who participants in school activities.

The Activities Program is supervised by the school district’s Activities Director as well as administrators at Brown Deer High School and Brown Deer Middle School. Questions or concerns regarding any school activity should first be directed to the coach/advisor working with the students involved in that particular activity. If any issues remain unresolved after speaking with the coach/advisor, the student or parent should address these concerns to the Activities Director. Ultimately, school administrators at each school should be contacted by students or parents if resolution is not accomplished by working with the coach/advisor and Activities Director. Our goal is to make the Brown Deer Activities Program responsive the needs of students and parents while upholding the high expectations of our schools and the community.

The School District of Brown Deer sponsors its Activities Program to provide students with additional opportunities for personal growth, self-discipline, skill development, cooperation with others, creativity, and fun. Participation in the Activities Program is intended to foster positive habits and attitudes that will serve as a basis for students to lead productive lives as contributing citizens to our democratic society.

Activities at Brown Deer High School and Brown Deer Middle School are considered extra, voluntary programs that complement the regular curriculum offered to students. Through participation in these activities, each student may be better prepared for life by learning lessons not readily available in the classroom. Our schools have strong traditions of pride and sportsmanship, and each year we rededicate ourselves to these ideals by promoting accomplishment through hard work and citizenship through healthy attitudes. The Brown Deer legacy of competitive spirit, teamwork, honor, and success defines what it means to be a Falcon.

The Activities Program shall always be conducted in accordance with Brown Deer Board of Education policy. Activities shall always be conducted in such a way that they are justifiable as part of our educational program and mission. Participation in any school active is privilege that is awarded only to those students who conduct themselves in accordance with the expectations descried in the Activities Code.

Students who choose to participate on any interscholastic team must comply with the following General Eligibility requirements:

• Enrollment-Students must be full-time students of either Brown Deer Middle School or Brown Deer High School.
• Age-Students must be under 19 years old as of August 1^st of the school year.
• Semester-Students participating in high school athletics have only eight (8) total semesters of eligibility that begin upon entering 9^th grade.
• Athletic Permit Card-This card certifies that the student has had a physical by a physician and is physically able to compete. The completed card must be submitted prior to the student’s first practice or tryout with an athletic team. This card is kept n file on the Activities Director’s office and is valid for tow (2) school years for all Brown Deer school athletic teams.

• Athletic Equipment Checkout Card-Each student must have an Athletic Equipment Checkout Card on file with his/her team coach.
• Parent and Student Activities Code Contract-This contract obligates the student and parent to comply with the rules as set forth in this Activities Code and the Team Standards as determined by the team coach. This contract is kept on file in the Activities Director’s office and is valid for one (1) school year for all Brown Deer school activities.

• Athletic Fee-Prior to the first practice or tryout the student must have paid the appropriate fee as set by the Brown Deer Board of Education for participation on an athletic team. These fees are payable in the Main Office of the student’s school.

Students who choose to participate in non-athletic activities must comply with the following General Eligibility requirements:

• Enrollment-Students must be full-time students of either Brown Deer Middle School or Brown Deer High School.
• Parent and Student Activities Code Contract- This contract obligates the student and parent to comply with the rules as set forth in this Activities Code and the Team Standards as determined by the team coach or activity advisor. This contract is kept on file in the Activities Director’s office and is valid for one (1) school year for all Brown Deer school activities.

• Grades-Middle school students are expected to earn passing grades in all their classes. If a student fails two or more classes, that student will be declared academically ineligible for competition and mist follow the code procedures descried in the code sections for ineligible students and for regaining academic eligibility. If a student fails only one class, that student will be placed on academic probation and mist follow those provisions. The grades use for determining academic eligibility are those for 1^st quarter, 2^nd quarter, 3^rd quarter, and 4^th quarter, Grades from the previous year’s 4^th quarter report card shall be used for determining eligibility for participation on fall athletic teams and activities.
• Academic Probation-Students placed on academic probation are required to provide the Activities Coordinator with a weekly grade update from the teacher of the student’s failed class until the next report card is issued. Failure to provide this update will result in the student being declared ineligible immediately or five school days.

• Ineligibility-Students declared academically ineligible must continue to meet and practice with the team for a period of not less than ten (10) school days, but ineligible students may not compete in games, contests, or performances during this time period.

• Regaining eligibility-A Student may regain his/her academic eligibility after ten (10) school days by providing to the Middle School Activities Coordinator written documentation from his/her teachers that the student is passing all courses. To remain academically eligible, the student must provide to the Middle School Activities Coordinator written documentation every week thereafter that demonstrates the student is passing all courses: This process will continue until the next report card is issued by the shoal. If at any time the student cannot provide written documentation that he/she is passing all courses, that student shall be rules ineligible for a minimum of five (5) school days until such time as the necessary written documentation from teachers if provided to the Middle School Activities Coordinator.

Student-athletes are expected to attend all classes or they will be declared ineligible to practice or compete on that day. A student-athlete Maya not regain eligibility to practice or compete until a full day of school attendance has been confirmed. Exceptions are allowed for school-related field trips and activities, confirmed medical/legal appointments, funerals, and emergency situations as verified by a school administrator. Student-athletes are also expected to attend all classes the day following a competition.

Students are expected to display appropriate school citizenship at all times. Students involved in poor citizenship or hazing may be referred to the Activities Director for a decision regarding the student’s continued eligibility to participate in school athletics.

• Poor Citizenship—Poor citizenship consists of, but is not limited to, conduct in school that is disruptive to the learning environment, conduct at a school-sponsored activity that violates the behavioral expectations for that activity, and/or inappropriate conduct as a spectator at an athletic event or a school-sponsored activity.

• Hazing-Hazing consists of an activity that is intimidating, threatening, or demeaning and is perpetrated because of the victim’s age, grade level, team affiliation, or school affiliation. The consequence for participating in a hazing activity shall be the same as for violating the provisions regarding tobacco, alcohol, or illicit drugs in this code.

• Middle School Honor Level-Middle school students must be on Honor Level 1 or 2 in order to be eligible to fully participate in spots and activities. Students on Honor Level 3 must continue to meet and practice with the team but ineligible students may not compete in games, contests, or performances during this time period. Students on Honor Level 4 cannot meet, practice, or compete in games, contests, or performances until the student’s Honor Level status has improved.

Students are expected to display appropriate citizenship in the community at all times. Any student who commits or is charged by legal authorities with committing a criminal act shall be referred to the Activities Director for a determination of eligibility for continued participation in school athletics. The Activities Director, in consultation with the school administration, shall rule the student ineligible if the student’s conduct is detrimental to others, or if the student’s presence adversely affects team/school morale, disrupts the orderly operation of the school, or interferes with the conduct and discipline of others. This expectation does not apply to minor traffic violations (e.g., speeding tickets).

Students are expected to display the highest standards of good sportsmanship at all times. Unsportsmanlike conduct and /or rude, discourteous behavior that tarnishes the reputation of Brown Deer High School or Brown Deer Middle School will jeopardize a student’s continued eligibility. Unsportsmanlike conduct includes, but is not limited to, the use of profanity and /or related gestures, involvement in any form of brawling, the theft or destruction of any property belonging to another person, school, or community, and /or the display of behavior that does not enhance the positive image of Brown Deer High School or Brown Deer Middle School. Any student who is ejected from a competition or is the subject of correspondence from WIAA shall have his/her case individually reviewed by the Activities Director to determine continued eligibility.

Students who voluntarily join an athlete or activity team at Brown Deer High School or Brown Deer Middle School are expected to abide by the following membership rule:

• Name-Students may not compete under any name other than their legal name as it appears on school records.
• Appearance-Students are expected to represent their school through appropriate dress and appearance, particularly when traveling to a competition, in accordance with the standards set by the coach and the Activities Director.
• Hygiene-Students must demonstrate healthy habits of personal hygiene that do not endanger the well being of teammates.

• Uniforms-Students may not wear any portion of another school’s uniform. The possession, use, and/or wearing of Brown Deer athletic or activity equipment beyond its intended and approved purpose is prohibited.
• Rules-In addition to all school rules, students must abide by their specific team and activity rules as provided by their coaches and advisors.
• Coach’s Authority-Team coaches and activity advisors have the authority to unilaterally suspend a student from a team or activity on the spot. These suspensions take effect immediately. Coaches and advisors are required to refer any team suspension lasting more than three (3) days to the Activities Director; such suspensions are subject to the provisions of the Due Process procedures in the Activities Code.
• Athletic Team Loyalty-A student beginning in one sport cannot transfer to another sport, during the some season, until the original sport’s season is complete, except with the mutual consent of the head coaches of the two sports involved. No student may compete in contests against another school in more than one sport during that sport’s season without approval from the Activities Director.
• Athletic Amateur Status-Students may not receive any form of salary, cash, merchandise of any kind or amount, or share of game of season proceeds from any sport to remain eligible in all sports under the auspices of the WIAA and Brown Deer High School and /or Brown Deer Middle School

Students are required to travel both to and from all team competitions and activity events with the BDHS team using school-sponsored transportation. If a parent of the student wishes to have the student return from a competition or event with the parent due to a special circumstance, a TRAVEL RELEASE FORM must be completed and submitted to the Activities Director for approval.

In every sport and activity, particularly the contact sports, there is a risk of injury to participating students. If an injury does occur, the student has a responsibility and an obligation to report the injury to coach or advisor immediately. If the injury requires professional medical attention, the student must return the MEDICAL RELEASE FORM to the team’s coach or activity’s advisor prior to resuming practice or competition.

The possession, use, sale, and/or presence at the site of possession use or sale of tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, illicit drugs (including prescription drugs for anyone other than the prescription holder). Is strictly prohibited for students representing Brown Deer High School and /or Brown Deer Middle School. This prohibition is in effect 365 days of the year regardless of whether the student is currently involved on a sports team or school activity. This prohibition applies to all Brown Deer students in grades 7-12 and violations are cumulative for students in grades 7-12. Whenever a student discovers the presence of the prohibited substances at a party or other gathering, it is the student’s responsibility to his/ her team or activity to leave the premised immediately upon the discovery; remaining at the scene after the discovery shall be considered and violation of this prohibition. The consequences of a violation of this section of the Activities Code are as follows:

• First Violation- the student shall be ruled ineligible for 50% of the team’s activity’s competitions in the current season, or the first season in which the student participates on another athletic team or activity after the violation. If less than student participates than 50% of the competitions remain in the current season, the ineligibility shall be extended into the next season in which the student participates on an athletic team or school activity. IN addition to the loss of 50% of the competitions, the student must also provide written documentation that he/she has undergone a chemical assessment and is complying with the recommendations of that assessment.

• Voluntary Admission for First Violation-If the student violates this section of the Activities Code but is not caught by law enforcement or school officials, either the student or his/her parent(s) may submit a voluntary admission to the Activities Director to reduce the consequence to the loss of 25% of the team’s competitions and compliance with the recommendations of the chemical assessment. Any student who voluntarily admits his/her violation the first time he/she is questioned by school officials conducting and investigation shall also be provided with the above-designated reduction in consequences for being honest and truthful.

• Second Cumulative Violation-The student shall immediately be ruled ineligible for all School District of Brown athletics and activities governed by this code for 12 months (365 days).
• Third Cumulative Violation-The students shall be ruled ineligible for all School District of Brown Deer athletic and activities governed y this code for the remainder of his/her enrollment in Brown Deer schools.

• Certificate- Awarded to all athletes in all sports who finish the season in good standing.

The Activities Boards at Brown Deer High School and Brown Deer Middle School have a threefold purpose:

1. To aid in governing the Activities Program;
2. To foster better communication between coaches/advisors and students in involved in school activities; and
3. To serve as an initial appeals board as outlined in the Due Process procedures. Each Activities Board consists of the Activities Director/Activities Coordinator, the Assistant Principal, three sports team coaches, three activity advisors, the Athletic Booster Club President, the Varsity Club president, and Student Activities Council president.

Due Process is a procedure, which the courts of law recognize as a necessary part of any rules and regulations. The procedure recognizes the rights of individuals since it outlines recourse if the student or parent/guardian believes that a wrong decision has been made. Outlined below is the procedure for a Brown Deer High School or Brown Deer Middle School student and his/her parents/guardians to follow in appealing a decision relating to eligibility under the Activities Code.

1. The Activities Director shall inform, first via telephone, if possible, and then in writing by certified mail, the student and his/her parents/guardians (hereafter referred to as "grievant(s)") no later than three (3) school days after a ruling of ineligibility has been made. This letter shall formalize in writing the specific details related to 1) the violation; 2) the date of the violation; 3) the period of ineligibility; and 4) any other pertinent information.
2. If the grievant(s) wishes to appeal the decision and/or action of the Activities Director, the grievant(s) must formally appeal the decision in writing to the Assistant Principal within seven (7) school days from the first day the ineligibility takes effect.
3. After an appeal has been received, the Assistant Principal shall establish a date for a hearing no later than seven (7) school days after receipt of the written appeal.

1. The hearing shall be held before the Brown Deer High School or Brown Deer Middle School Activities Board, whichever is applicable/
2. The grievant(s) may testify and present other evidence on the student’s behalf.
3. A written summary of the hearing, including the decision, will be mailed to the grievant(s) by certified mail within three (3) school days of the hearing.

1. If not satisfied with the decision of the Assistant Principal, the grievant(s) must request in writing hearing before the Principal of the student’s school within seven (7) school days of receipt of the Assistant Principal’s written decision.

1. The hearing shall be held by the Principal no later than seven (7) school days after receipt of the written appeal.
2. The grievant(s) may testify and present other evidence on the student’s behalf.
3. Members of the appropriate Activities Board may be present to testify and give evidence to substantiate its decision.
4. A written summary of the hearing, including the Principal’s decision, will be mailed to the grievant(s) by certified mail and the Activities Board within three (3) school days of the hearing.

5. If either the grievant(s) or the Activities Board is dissatisfied, either party must request in writing a review by the School District of Brown Deer Superintendent within seven (7) school days of receipt of the summary and decision of the hearing before the Principal. The appeal letter shall also include a copy of the original letter of ineligibility, the original appeal letter, and the official summaries of both hearings.

1. Should the Superintendent determine that a hearing is necessary, the hearing shall be conducted within seven (7) school days of receipt of the written appeal.
2. The grievant(s) may testify and present evidence.
3. Members of the appropriate Activities Board may be present to testify and give evidence to substantiate its decision.
4. The Principal may be present to testify and give evidence to substantiate his/her decision.
5. A written summary of the hearing, including the Superintendent’s decision, will be sent by certified mail the grievant(s), the Activities Board, and Principal within three (3) school days of the hearing.

STUDENT NAME____________________________________ GRADE_____________

As a student enrolled in the School District of Brown Deer, I understand that participation in my school’s Activities Program is a privilege that is granted by the school as long as I comply with the expectations set forth in the Activities Code and my coach/advisor. I understand that I will be declared ineligible if I violate the expectations for participation. By volunteering to participate in my school’s Activities Program, I pledge to uphold the high standards of our school and team/activity. Furthermore, I pledge that I will take the expectations expressed in the Activities Code seriously and will report any violations that I am aware of so that the natural consequences will occur to those who have not upheld the school’s standards.

By signing this contract, I am indicating that I have received a copy of the Activities Code, that I read the document, that I understand the expectations, and that I agree to abide by all the rules and expectations contained in the Activities Code.

Student Signature_________________________________ Date__________________

PARENT’S NAME_________________________________________________

As a parent/guardian to the student listed above, I am supportive of his/her decision to voluntarily participate in the Activities Program. I understand that participation is considered a privilege that will be revoked if a student does not comply with the rules and expectations contained in the Activities Code.

By signing this contract, I am indicating that I have received a copy of the Activities Code, that I read the document, that I understand the expectations, and that I agree to abide by all the rules and expectations contained within the Activities Code.

Parent Signature____________________________________ Date____________________

September 2002: Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer

October 2002: Girls Basketball

December 2002: Boys Basketball

February 2003: Girls Volleyball

April 2003: Boys Track, Girls Track