Executive Committee unanimous in denial of appeals
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The following is a summation of Wednesday's MAIS Executive Committee appeals hearing concerning four Australian foreign exchange students, two at Copiah Academy and two at Marshall Academy. It is not an official statement from the MAIS.
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Marshall Academy appealed a January 23, 2014, AAC decision in which a request to grant hardship eligibility status to two Australian foreign exchange students was denied. Tommy Gunn, Headmaster, and Craig Dailey, H.S. Principal, presented the appeal to the Committee.
The following is a summation of Wednesday's MAIS Executive Committee appeals hearing concerning four Australian foreign exchange students, two at Copiah Academy and two at Marshall Academy. It is not an official statement from the MAIS.
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Marshall Academy appealed a January 23, 2014, AAC decision in which a request to grant hardship eligibility status to two Australian foreign exchange students was denied. Tommy Gunn, Headmaster, and Craig Dailey, H.S. Principal, presented the appeal to the Committee.
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After much discussion, motion was made, and seconded, to deny the appeal by Marshall Academy, and uphold the action of the Academy Activities Commission.
Motion Passed: 12 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstained
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Copiah Academy appealed a January 23, 2014, AAC decision in which two Australian foreign exchange students were ruled ineligible. Presentations were made by Hoyte Carothers, Guidance Counselor, and David Brunt, Board President.
After much discussion, motion was made, and seconded, to deny the appeal by Copiah Academy, and uphold the action of the Academy Activities Commission.
Motion Passed: 12 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstained
After confirming that the athletes were indeed ineligible, the Committee then entertained a subsequent appeal by Copiah Academy. In this second request, Copiah appealed a January 23, 2014, AAC decision in which hardship eligibility status was denied to the two students in question.
Motion was made, and seconded, to deny the appeal by Copiah Academy, and uphold the action of the Academy Activities Commission.
Motion Passed: 12 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstained
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Following the decision to declare the foreign exchange students from Copiah Academy and Marshall Academy ineligible, the Executive Committee discussed the issue of the decision that the AAC made regarding how to deal with the games in which these athletes participated.
After discussing the issue at length, motion was made, and seconded, to support the decision made by the AAC. The decision requires that both Copiah Academy and Marshall Academy forfeit all games in which the foreign exchange students participated, with the exception of the games played between January 6th and January 23rd, the interval in which the students had been granted temporary hardship eligibility.
Motion Passed: 11 For, 0 Against, 1 Abstained
