No Pass, No Play
Pursuant to Prescott Unified School District Policy J.6, students must pass all classes for the academic period in which they are enrolled in order to be eligible to participate in any extracurricular or co-curricular activity. Extracurricular activities include, but are not limited to, all athletics, speech, school-sponsored clubs, and other activities which involve students in activities outside of the regular school day. Co-curricular activities include drama, choral music, band, art and teen court.
If a student does not receive a passing grade in all of his/her classes, the student becomes ineligible to participate in any extracurricular activities for a period of nine weeks. If the student then passes all classes, he/she will become eligible for the next 9-week period. Grades used to determine eligibility will be the first 9-week grade, the first semester grade, the third 9-week grade, and the second semester grade.
A student who becomes ineligible at the end of a semester may re-establish eligibility by "regaining the credit" in a manner consistent with North Central Accreditation guidelines. A student or parent may contact the principal or athletic director to discuss these options.
A failing grade for a 9-week period will cause ineligibility for a full nine weeks. There are no options to regain eligibility since credit has not been "lost."
Prescott Unified School District's No Pass/No Play policy affects all students in grades 6 through 12. An 8th grader who does not pass all his/her classes second semester will be ineligible for the first nine weeks of his/her freshman year and will continue to be ineligible until he/she passes all classes.