2008 Woodie Awards
New probation rule for athletes
Students who have not paid their debt to society do not get to play
McLorin, Shanae
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: News
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Not only do student athletes have to worry about maintaing a 2.0 grade point average, the new probation rule presented to coaches all over California will cause student athletes to worry and think about the consequences of their actions on and off campus.
Section 6732 of the California Education Code is now insisting that students participating in intercollegiate athletics sign a form stating whether or not they have been prosecuted and convicted as an adult after enrolling in a collegiate institution. The rule only applies to felony violations such as, attempted murder under section 644 of the California Penal Code.
"… A student failing under the provisions set forth in section 67362 of the California Education Code is eligible to participate only after he or she successfully completes the entire term of his or her probation or assigned prison term and parole period," stated section 67362 of the California Education Code.
If a student provides a false declaration, there are some grave consequences and students may be subject to disciplinary action. The repercussions include, but are not limited to, suspension, dismissal, or expulsion.
"I disagree strongly because what I do outside of this school shouldn't matter," says student athlete on Chabot College's swim team, Micheal Laase.
Some may argue that college athletics is a privilege not a right, but the fact of the matter is that the rule only applies to student athletes instead of members of the band or any other activity.
School athletics do happen to get the most press coverage of any other activity on a campus, but regardless of whether or not this is true, the student body as a whole plays a major role in the school's image.
"I'm sure somewhere along the lines the idea was that we want to make sure the image of our athletic teams is very clean because they're not necessary, they're a luxury item and why take a luxury item and risk the image of our institution?" said assistant basketball coach, Jesse Teplitzky.
Section 6732 of the California Education Code is now insisting that students participating in intercollegiate athletics sign a form stating whether or not they have been prosecuted and convicted as an adult after enrolling in a collegiate institution. The rule only applies to felony violations such as, attempted murder under section 644 of the California Penal Code.
"… A student failing under the provisions set forth in section 67362 of the California Education Code is eligible to participate only after he or she successfully completes the entire term of his or her probation or assigned prison term and parole period," stated section 67362 of the California Education Code.
If a student provides a false declaration, there are some grave consequences and students may be subject to disciplinary action. The repercussions include, but are not limited to, suspension, dismissal, or expulsion.
"I disagree strongly because what I do outside of this school shouldn't matter," says student athlete on Chabot College's swim team, Micheal Laase.
Some may argue that college athletics is a privilege not a right, but the fact of the matter is that the rule only applies to student athletes instead of members of the band or any other activity.
School athletics do happen to get the most press coverage of any other activity on a campus, but regardless of whether or not this is true, the student body as a whole plays a major role in the school's image.
"I'm sure somewhere along the lines the idea was that we want to make sure the image of our athletic teams is very clean because they're not necessary, they're a luxury item and why take a luxury item and risk the image of our institution?" said assistant basketball coach, Jesse Teplitzky.
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