Conduct at Interscholastic Sporting Events

For the purposes of this policy, the terms “interscholastic sporting event” shall mean a competition, practice or instructional event that takes place on or in Board property/facilities, another school district’s property/facilities, or another organization’s property, and involves one or more interscholastic sports teams. 

Pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 2002, Chapter 74 (N.J.S.A.5:17-1 et seq.), the Board may ban the presence of a person at an interscholastic sporting event in accordance with the following guidelines:

1. A coach, parent student athlete/player, participant, official or other event attendee who violates on or more of the provisions contained in the Lenape Athletic Code of conduct for Parents/Guardians may be banned from attending, coaching, officiating or participating in future events and the situation may also be referred to the local law enforcement agency even if that person has signed the Lenape Athletic Code of Conduct for Parents/Guardians, if the person:
   1. has been issued prior verbal and written warnings for violating one or more of the provisions contained in the Lenape Athletic Code of conduct for Parents/Guardians;
   2. violates the Lenape Athletic Code of Conduct for Parents/guardians by engaging in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, student athlete/player, participant, official or any other attendee; or
   3. violates the Lenape Athletic Code of Conduct for Parents/Guardians by initiating a fight or scuffle with  any coach, parent, student athlete/player, participant, official or any other attendee.
      
      
2. A coach, parent, player, participant, official or other event attendee may be permitted to attend, coach, officiate or participate in an event from which the person has been banned pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this Policy only if the person:
   1. Provides a written request for permission to resume participation or attendance to the Athletic Director;
   2. Demonstrates the completion, as required by the Board, of an anger management counseling program which
      satisfies the provisions of Section 4 of this Policy, and,
   3. Satisfies any other requirement set forth by the Board.
      
      
3. Any coach, parent, student athlete/player, participant, official or other event attendee who has been banned pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this Policy from attending, coaching, officiating or participating in any event(s), and has not complied with the requirements in Section 2 of this Policy for re-admittance/lifting of the ban, may be charged with trespass pursuant to N.J.S.A.2C:18-3 for each event that person attends, or attempts to attend, while the ban/suspension remains in place. 
   
   

4. An anger management counseling program shall, at a minimum, offer services to individuals, singly or in groups, for the purposes of promoting anger control principles and shall be administered by an individual;
   1. Licensed as a professional counselor pursuant to the provisions of the “Professional Counselor Licensing Act,” N.J.S.A. 45:813 33 et seq.; or
   2. licensed as a practicing psychologist pursuant to the provisions of the “Practicing Psychology Licensing Act, “N.J.S.A.45:1413 et seq.
   3. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the Board from requiring a person banned pursuant to the provisions of this Policy to complete an anger management counseling program specified by the District or organization.
      
      
5. The Board reserves the right of final decision regarding the lifting of a person’s suspension/ban from interscholastic or youth sporting events for a violation or violations of the Lenape Athletic Code of Conduct for Parents/Guardians.