Discriminatory Incident Process

The MIAA is committed to promoting fair competition and good sportsmanship in an environment free of discrimination, harassment/bullying and/or retaliation for all student athletes, coaches, officials, administrators, spectators and others. Discrimination, harassment/bullying and/or retaliation occurs when intimidating, hostile, offensive or derogatory conduct is based directly or indirectly on race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any other characteristic protected by law or the filing or support of any complaint of discrimination or harassment/bullying. Discrimination, harassment/bullying, and/or retaliation is strictly prohibited and is considered unsportsmanlike conduct. 

Inappropriate action, language and/or conduct includes verbal or physical actions, including any writing or social media posting, which offends, denigrates or belittles any person because of or due to any protected characteristics described above. Such conduct includes slurs, insults, signage, pictures, chants, gestures, jokes, comments, innuendoes, use of racial epithets, name calling, or offensive references to an individual, or any other behavior that creates an environment that is intimidating, hostile or offensive to anyone.

Any student athlete, coach, official, administrator, spectator or other person at a contest or practice who engage in or use discriminatory/harassing/bullying actions, language or behavior or who is in possession of such signage or props must be addressed, removed from the facility or playing area and reported on the MIAA Discriminatory Incident Reporting Form. Any retaliation for filing a report of a violation of this policy is strictly prohibited.

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The ultimate objective of this initiative is to promote a genuine respect for ALL human beings and to eradicate incidents of hate and disrespect from interscholastic athletics.