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APRIL/MAY NEWS
May 8, 2017 - Sexual Assault or Hazing? Are schools inadvertently classifying sexual assaults as hazing? The thin line between a bad act (albeit at times an extremely bad act) and a crime. See Sex Assaults In High School Sports Minimized As Hazing, Associated Press report on Minneapolis Public Radio.
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May 8, 2017 - Omaha, NB -Nebraska High School A.D. Writes Column About the Racism His Students Face, reported by Marjie Ducey, Omaha World-Herald
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April 14, 2017 - Albuquerque, NM - The Albuquerque Public Schools just cut their middle school sports program, leading to a rebuke (but not to more money) from the Governor. See Martinez 'Outraged' Over APS Cutting Middle School Sports, reported by Kim Burgess, Albuquerque Journal.
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April 13, 2017 - Alomosa, CO - Adams State Signee Thought To Be First Top-Level Scholarship Female Football Player, reported by Nick Rosenberg, yahoosports.com. Arizona high-schooler Becca Longo signs with Adams State University in Colorado. Becca isn't the first woman to play college football but she is believed to be the first woman to receive a college football scholarship.
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April 12, 2017 - NFHS highlights sports officials identity theft problem. See Identity Theft - A Potential Problem For Sports Officials, reported by Ken Devoe, NFHS.org.
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April 12, 2017 - Philadelphia, NY - Indian River Baseball Coach Accused of Putting Student In Choke-Hold, WWNYTV.com. The headline doesn't quite say it all. The coach decided to demonstrate a choke-hold to students engaged in MMA style horseplay, and the demo went all wrong as the coach's demo caused a student to lose consciousness, fall to the ground, and strike his head on a door.
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April 11, 2017 - Greensburg, PA - Jail Time For Woman Who Threatened Youth Football Officials, Associated Press Report on Fox News.
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April 6, 2017 - MLB Announces First-Ever 'Trailblazer Series' To Celebrate Girls Baseball, reported by Liz Roscher, yahoosports.com.
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April 6, 2017 - After a year in which a number of States had severe shortages of officials, the NFHS launches a national officials recruitment campaign. See NFHS Launches National Officials Recruitment Campaign, NFHS.org.
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April 5, 2017 - Pittsburg, KS - The same forces that lead to fraud in athletics also lifts its heads in academics. The usual forum is high-stakes test fraud. But, the journalists at Pittsburg High School in Kansas found a principal who committed resume fraud. See These High School Journalists Investigated a New Principal's Credentials. Days Later, She Resigned. Reported by Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post.
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April 4, 2017 - Paterson, NJ - New Jersey High School Embroiled In International Recruiting Scandal. See Broken Promises and Disposable Players: The Remarkable Story Behind A High School Sports Scandal, reported by Matthew Stanmyre and Steve Politi, NJ.com. This story is just the tip of the iceberg. The story of Paterson's Eastside High School's recruiting went on to include allegations of transcript doctoring, and human trafficking. Worse, there's a possibility of a multi-state international recruiting ring. Click here for links to all the articles in the Eastside High School Basketball Scandal.
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LATEST COLLINS ARTICLES/INFORMATION
Collins named the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO), Mel Narol Medallion Award Winner for 2016. The Mel Narol Medallion recognizes an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to the betterment of NASO. You can click the link above for more information and a list of past winners.
Any Limit To Free Speech?, It’s Official: Monthly Newsletter of The National Association of Sports Officials, September 2016, page N6.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
August, 2015 - Title IX has done a lot for girls, but the benefits of Title IX are slower to trickle down to schools with high concentrations of minority and low-income students. See Finishing Last: Girls of Color and School Sports Opportunities, National Women's Law Center Report.
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Collins Interviewed on Adult Violence In Youth Sports, reported by Karen Quant, Medill School of Journalism Newsmakers March 14, 2014.
May 8, 2017 - Sexual Assault or Hazing? Are schools inadvertently classifying sexual assaults as hazing? The thin line between a bad act (albeit at times an extremely bad act) and a crime. See Sex Assaults In High School Sports Minimized As Hazing, Associated Press report on Minneapolis Public Radio.
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May 8, 2017 - Omaha, NB -Nebraska High School A.D. Writes Column About the Racism His Students Face, reported by Marjie Ducey, Omaha World-Herald
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April 14, 2017 - Albuquerque, NM - The Albuquerque Public Schools just cut their middle school sports program, leading to a rebuke (but not to more money) from the Governor. See Martinez 'Outraged' Over APS Cutting Middle School Sports, reported by Kim Burgess, Albuquerque Journal.
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April 13, 2017 - Alomosa, CO - Adams State Signee Thought To Be First Top-Level Scholarship Female Football Player, reported by Nick Rosenberg, yahoosports.com. Arizona high-schooler Becca Longo signs with Adams State University in Colorado. Becca isn't the first woman to play college football but she is believed to be the first woman to receive a college football scholarship.
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April 12, 2017 - NFHS highlights sports officials identity theft problem. See Identity Theft - A Potential Problem For Sports Officials, reported by Ken Devoe, NFHS.org.
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April 12, 2017 - Philadelphia, NY - Indian River Baseball Coach Accused of Putting Student In Choke-Hold, WWNYTV.com. The headline doesn't quite say it all. The coach decided to demonstrate a choke-hold to students engaged in MMA style horseplay, and the demo went all wrong as the coach's demo caused a student to lose consciousness, fall to the ground, and strike his head on a door.
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April 11, 2017 - Greensburg, PA - Jail Time For Woman Who Threatened Youth Football Officials, Associated Press Report on Fox News.
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April 6, 2017 - MLB Announces First-Ever 'Trailblazer Series' To Celebrate Girls Baseball, reported by Liz Roscher, yahoosports.com.
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April 6, 2017 - After a year in which a number of States had severe shortages of officials, the NFHS launches a national officials recruitment campaign. See NFHS Launches National Officials Recruitment Campaign, NFHS.org.
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April 5, 2017 - Pittsburg, KS - The same forces that lead to fraud in athletics also lifts its heads in academics. The usual forum is high-stakes test fraud. But, the journalists at Pittsburg High School in Kansas found a principal who committed resume fraud. See These High School Journalists Investigated a New Principal's Credentials. Days Later, She Resigned. Reported by Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post.
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April 4, 2017 - Paterson, NJ - New Jersey High School Embroiled In International Recruiting Scandal. See Broken Promises and Disposable Players: The Remarkable Story Behind A High School Sports Scandal, reported by Matthew Stanmyre and Steve Politi, NJ.com. This story is just the tip of the iceberg. The story of Paterson's Eastside High School's recruiting went on to include allegations of transcript doctoring, and human trafficking. Worse, there's a possibility of a multi-state international recruiting ring. Click here for links to all the articles in the Eastside High School Basketball Scandal.
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LATEST COLLINS ARTICLES/INFORMATION
Collins named the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO), Mel Narol Medallion Award Winner for 2016. The Mel Narol Medallion recognizes an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to the betterment of NASO. You can click the link above for more information and a list of past winners.
Any Limit To Free Speech?, It’s Official: Monthly Newsletter of The National Association of Sports Officials, September 2016, page N6.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
August, 2015 - Title IX has done a lot for girls, but the benefits of Title IX are slower to trickle down to schools with high concentrations of minority and low-income students. See Finishing Last: Girls of Color and School Sports Opportunities, National Women's Law Center Report.
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Collins Interviewed on Adult Violence In Youth Sports, reported by Karen Quant, Medill School of Journalism Newsmakers March 14, 2014.
