Recent Example below from my hometown.
By Martha Shanahan
mshanahan@wickedlocal.com
Posted Jun. 6, 2014 @ 5:28 pm
BEVERLY
The parent of a Beverly High School lacrosse player has reported that his son and another player have been suspended from tomorrow’s championship game against Marblehead after a picture of them smoking cigars appeared in the Citizen this week.
John Donovan told The Salem News Friday that his son, midfielder Nick Donovan, and defenseman Dylan Jutras were suspended under Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) rules governing the use of tobacco.
A picture of Donovan, Jutras and two other Beverly High School graduates smoking cigars at the school’s June 1 graduation ceremony appeared in the June 5 edition of the Citizen.
Students who play for MIAA member schools are forbidden to consume alcohol, tobacco or non-prescribed drugs be suspended from 25 percent of remaining regular season games or removed completely from tournament games scheduled at the time of the infraction, according to MIAA spokesperson Paul Wetzel.
Wetzel could not confirm the suspensions, but said that it is the responsibility of local athletic directors and principals to enforce MIAA rules.
Neither Beverly athletic director James Coffey or BHS principal Sean Gallagher could be reached for comment.
The Panthers face Marblehead in the Div. 2 North final tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Bertram Field in Salem.
Beverly lacrosse coach John Pynchon also did not confirm the suspensions.
"We are preparing as a team to play Marblehead tomorrow," he said, offering no further comment.
This story will be updated when more information becomes available.
When idiots and bureaucracy get together.....