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NFHS mechanics: 2 person
According to 218 page 30 the administering official shall be outside the thrower for all throw-in on either end line. So bouncing across is not acceptable if you wish to follow the precise mechanics.
220 on page 31 states that the administering official shall hand or bounce the ball to the thrower. It continues that a bounce is recommended on the side line and handing is recommended on the end line in the front court.
NFHS mechanics: 3 person
332 page 62 says the same thing as 220 on page 31
Diagrams 47-54 on pages 65-68 show the proper positions for the officials during the various throw-ins. According to these diagrams the administer official is always on the same side of the lane as the thrower and does not bounce across even in the backcourt. Note that according to the text at the bottom of page 67 the Lead official has the option of being between the thrower and the basket or between the thrower and the sideline.
All that said, my association commonly bounces the ball across in the backcourt in both 2 and 3, but never in the frontcourt. We don't care about handing or bouncing on the side lines or end lines.
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