impending consequences. If other Howard College administrators or staff/faculty need to be included in the meeting, the Athletic Director or Associate Athletic Director will make appropriate arrangements for their attendance at the meeting. If the Athletic Director is also the coach of the sport in which the athlete participates, then the Associate Athletic Director will fill the role of the Athletic Director in the above procedures. At the meeting, the student-athlete will be given an opportunity to present any rebuttal evidence or mitigating circumstances he/she feels important. No decision regarding failed drug test consequences will be made prior to this meeting. During the meeting, the student-athlete will be required to acknowledge an understanding of the minimum automatic penalty process and the necessary steps to return to competition.
CONSEQUENCES FOR A FAILED DRUG TEST:
First Offense • Wri en Warning • Curfew un l next test is taken and is clear • Drug and Alcohol Online Training (Alcohol and Other Drugs Sanc on) • Automa cally included on next random drug test sequence • Parents no fied Second Offense • Wri en documenta on of offense/consequences • Remain on curfew • Suspended for 10% of total number of games • Substance abuse counseling • Automa cally included on next random drug test sequence • Parents no fied
Third Offense • Dismissal from team • Forfeiture of scholarship
RE-TESTING PROCEDURES:
1. Re-tests will be scheduled by, and under the supervision of, the Associate Athletic Director. 2. During the competitive suspension the student-athlete will be allowed to practice with their respective team with the approval of the Head Coach of that program. 3. A student-athlete may still show a negative result on a re-test. Should this happen, the results will be compared to the prior test and a meeting will take place between the Athletic Director, the Associate Athletic Director, the student-athlete, and the student- athlete’s head coach. Following this meeting, the student-athlete may be allowed to
Modified June 2025
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