Court: State High School Athletic Association Failed to Have Review Procedure in Place

A West Virginia appeals court has affirmed a circuit court, which enjoined the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (SSAC) from enforcing a penalty against a high school student-athlete because the SSAC did not have a proper review procedure in place for the disciplinary action, in this case an ejection.   The incident that led to the litigation occurred at a high school football game that was played on September 19, 2014. During the game, a referee flagged one of the studen