IHSAA REVIEW COMMITTEE

Minutes of the October 11, 2000 meeting at IHSAA headquarters

PRESENT

Chairman Dale Crafton, Mike Blackburn, Dan Cunningham, Mike Necessary, Janis Qualizza, Cecil Raymond.

 

MINUTES

Minutes of the September 7, 2000 hearings were presented for approval. A motion for approval was made by Cecil Raymond; seconded by Dan Cunningham; motion passed 5-0.

HEARINGS

A hearing was conducted to consider the appeal of Nathan Fair, a student at Brownsburg High School. Nathan had been declared to have limited eligibility on the basis of Rule 19-6.2. A hearing was requested in order to appeal the ruling and seek full eligibility. Following the hearing, the student and the IHSAA were offered an opportunity to submit findings of fact. Having analyzed all of the available data, Janis Qualizza made a motion to uphold the decision of the Commissioner; seconded by Mike Blackburn; motion failed 2-3. Nathan Fair was granted full eligibility on the basis of Rule 17-8.

 

A hearing was conducted to consider the appeal of Jorge Escobar, a foreign exchange student at White River Valley High School. Jorge had been declared to have limited eligibility on the basis of Rule 19-6.2. A hearing was requested in order to appeal the ruling and seek full eligibility. Following the hearing, the student and the IHSAA were offered an opportunity to submit findings of fact. Having analyzed all of the available data, Dan Cunningham made a motion to uphold the decision of the Commissioner; seconded by Janis Qualizza; motion passed 4-0.

 

A hearing was conducted to consider the appeal of Amanda Dispennett, a student at Fort Wayne Snider High School. Amanda had been declared to have limited eligibility on the basis of Rule 19-6.2. A hearing was requested in order to appeal the ruling and seek full eligibility. Following the hearing, the student and the IHSAA were offered an opportunity to submit findings of fact. Having analyzed all of the available data, Dan Cunningham made a motion to uphold the decision of the Commissioner; seconded by Mike Blackburn; motion failed 0-4. Amanda Dispennett was granted full eligibility on the basis of Rule 17-8.