Complaint on student eligibility under appeal

Friday, October 25, 2019

Fort Scott Community College officials will wait on an appeal process concerning an alleged complaint filed regarding the eligibility of a student-athlete on the FSCC football team.

FSCC was contacted Oct. 15 by the office of the National Junior College Athletic Association regarding a formal complaint from a non-conference school that had been filed with the NJCAA, FSCC Vice President of Student Affairs and Athletic Director Tom Havron said in a news release.

Further investigation confirmed that FSCC had obtained a release and a transfer tracking form for the student, but lacked a transfer waiver form, which results in a violation of NJCAA bylaws. On Oct. 18, FSCC obtained the signed form and the student-athlete will be eligible to play for the remainder of the season, the release said.

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