PHILOSOPHY OF SANCTIONING PROCESS: As a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations, the WIAA supports the Federation's goals of promoting uniformity of standards in interstate activities, protecting students and schools from exploitation by special interest groups and providing a clear channel of communication for member state associations.  AFFIRMATION OF ASSOCIATION GOALS 3, 7 AND 8.  THEREFORE:

11.1.0        WIAA, being a member in good standing of the National Federation of State High School Associations, accepts the rules of the organization, as now or hereinafter amended, for all intrastate, interstate (including Canada and Mexico) and international contests.  Member school districts must observe the following important rules governing these contests:

                   11.1.1                 For all intrastate contests, meets and tournaments, regardless of the number of schools involved, each participating school must obtain permission to attend from their local school board.

                   11.1.2                 In all interstate contests, meets and tournaments, each participating school shall follow the contest, meet and tournament rules of the state association of which it is a member, or rules which have been approved by the state association for interstate competition.

                   11.1.3                 No school which is a member of a Federation member state high school association shall compete in any of the following contests, meets or tournaments unless such contest has been approved by each of the interested associations: (a) Any interstate tournament, meet or contest in which four or more schools participate or which involves three or more state high school associations, (b) Any interstate two-school contest, meet or tournament which involves a round trip exceeding 600 miles; (c) Any interstate two-school contest, meet or tournament (regardless of the distance to be traveled) which is sponsored by an individual or an organization other than a member high school.

                   11.1.4                 Contests or events between schools, which are not sponsored directly by the school district involved, must have WIAA Executive Board approval. The sponsoring organization shall submit a written application to the WIAA Executive Board at least 90 days prior to the scheduled contest(s) or event(s) for the first two years of the event. Continued approval shall be granted if no negative reports are received by the WIAA after the first two years of the contest/event. Sponsoring organizations must inform WIAA of the contest(s) or event(s) dates each year.

                   11.1.5                 WIAA will maintain a listing of all sanctioned and approved events.