Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
16.1. A
member school shall not enter a contest/competition which requires sanctioning
until it is approved by the WVSSAC.
16.2. All applications for sanctioning must
be submitted to the WVSSAC 30 days prior to the event, with the exception of
international events.
16.3. Events
requiring NFHS approval are:
16.3.a.
Co-sponsorship Sanction Requirement: Any interstate event involving two or more
schools, which is co-sponsored by or titled in the name of an organization
outside the high school community (e.g., a university, a theme park, a shoe
company), in addition to being sponsored by a member school, an approved
school, or a state association, shall require sanction of the NFHS
office.
16.3.b. Non-bordering State
Sanction Requirement: Each state association shall sanction through the NFHS
office interstate competition by a member school involving either:
16.3.b.1. More than eight schools, at least
one of which is from a state that does not border the host state; or
16.3.b.2. Five or more states, at least one
of which does not border the host state.
16.3.c. International Event: Each member
state association shall approve and receive NFHS approval for competition by a
member school against a school from a foreign country, except for two school
and three school competition with a school or schools from Canada or Mexico
which necessitates a round trip of less than 600 miles.
16.3.d. International Event: Games against
Canadian or Mexican schools involving travel of greater than 600 miles, or an
event involving more than three schools, one or more of which are from Canada
or Mexico, requires a request to the NFHS for international sanction and notice
to and sanction by the appropriate National Governing Body.
16.4. Bordering state events
requiring approval are:
16.4.a. Any interstate
event in which four or more schools participate and at least one of the states
participating requires sanctioning. (All schools from bordering
states.)
16.4.b. Any interstate
event which involves schools from three or more state high school
associations.
16.5. The
WVSSAC may assess a fine and/or other penalties against the participating
school for violations of the sanction provisions.
16.6. A member school shall not enter an
event that involves travel of more than 600 miles round trip unless it is
approved by the member school's county board of education.
