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Message: [QUOTE="Sifaka, post: 2988346, member: 8516"] The following is posted for [B]context[/B] only, not to excuse the miserable "rules for the sake of rules" mentality which appears to have guided the Davenport decision. "[B][FONT=verdana]Mission[/FONT][/B][FONT=verdana] The Alabama High School Athletic Association, founded in 1921, is a private agency organized by its member schools to control and promote their athletic programs. The purpose of the AHSAA is to regulate, coordinate and promote the interscholastic athletic programs among its member schools, which include public, private and parochial institutions. [I][...][/I] [B][/B] [B]Function[/B] The AHSAA, providing a vehicle which member schools may write their own rules and regulations, determines that schools are abiding by those standards in such areas as student eligibility, contests and championship programs. " source:[URL="http://www.ahsaa.com/School-Parent-Resources/AHSAA/About-Us/AHSAA-History-and-Mission-Statement"]History[/URL][/FONT] Note the total absence of any words regarding students, their well-being, etc. What does all this mean? In short, it tells us that they are carrying out their mission, which is narrow, rigid, and indifferent to the students their rules govern. [/QUOTE]