Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) staff recently received a report that a North Point High School student athlete was attending the school without proper residency documentation. Staff investigated the report and determined that a student on the varsity football team was attending North Point out of compliance with CCPS residency enrollment policies, which means they were ineligible to compete on the team.
Any time a student athlete is found to be attending a school for which they are not properly registered, CCPS is subject to state education laws governing the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA). Under MPSSAA guidelines, the North Point varsity football team must forfeit the games in which the ineligible student athlete participated. This includes the first seven games of the fall varsity football season for North Point. The team is able to compete for the remainder of the fall season.
Information about MPSSAA violations is outlined on the MPSSAA website at https://www.mpssaa.org/information-center/general-resources/handbook/. CCPS is required to report to MPSSAA any violations, as well as impose other actions outlined in the CCPS student athlete handbook.
Because the violation involves a student, CCPS must follow federal and state privacy laws that protect student information and is not able to provide any other information about the investigation. CCPS is planning to complete a residency audit of student athletes in the North Point football program.
Any time a student is reportedly attending a school for which they are not properly registered, including living outside of the identified school zone, CCPS staff will review residency information to verify residency enrollment policies were followed. An update about the investigation and forfeiture of the varsity football games was shared earlier today with North Point staff and parents.
Information about CCPS enrollment policies and residency verification information is posted on the school system website at https://www.ccboe.com/parents/online-registration.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 28,162 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 39 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Mike Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event. CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).