Behavioral Expectations and School Representation Policy

Please share this information with your students, judges, and any other members of your entourage.

We believe that tournaments should be exciting, fun, and positive experiences for everyone. Because of this, we expect everyone to act appropriately at all times. Students, judges, coaches and parents who do not act in a manner that is appropriate for an educational setting involving high school and middle school students will be asked to leave the tournament and not return. Some examples of behaviors that we view as detrimental to the tournament environment include, but are not limited to:

            Sexual/Gender Harassment

            Sexual/Gender Discrimination

            Bullying

            Yelling or overly confrontational behavior towards others

            Religious Harassment or Discrimination

            Ethnic/Racial Harassment or Discrimination

If you see or experience behavior that you believe to be harassing or discriminatory please contact Dr. Walts or a member of the tab room.

A faculty or staff member must be present on campus during the competition for all institutions.

Hockaday is a tobacco/nicotine free campus. Violation of this policy will result in disqualification and/or removal from the tournament. Hockaday is a firearm and weapon free campus. Violations of the policy will result in school disqualification, removal from the tournament, and reporting to law enforcement.

We expect everyone at the tournament to act in a professional and proper manner. Students should refrain from risky, outrageous, or problematic behavior. Judges should use healthy boundaries for their interactions with students and adults. We will disqualify or remove individuals who engage in behavior that the tournament director believes fits within these categories.

If you have concerns about equity or a rules protest please come to the tabroom in the Lower School library and speak with our Ombudsperson.

All schools in attendance must have an employee of the school and/or district present on campus at all times when students from that school are competing. This is non-negotiable and failure to follow this policy will result in the disqualification of all students from that school.

No independent entries will be accepted. All students must compete as part of their school.