A New Rule Introduced
In light of the situation, a new rule was put into place ahead of the 2019-2020 season. The rule said that an athlete’s coach would have to be notified before the heat if any inappropriate attire was seen on an athlete.
The Reason Why
Director of sports for the National Federation of State High School Associations Sandy Searcy shared why these rules were put into play. She explained that these rules are put into place in order to “define the parameters of the problem that quite frankly has been brought to us by adults who are uncomfortable being on deck with young men and young ladies who are not appropriately covered.”