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Originally posted by RecRef
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Originally posted by One-Whistle
Sorry for the lengthy post, but I know you have all had this pleasure in your officiating career.
The Pre-game He is a teacher in the school of this game. I have taken an hour of personal leave to get to the locker-room 1/2 hour before the game.
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Why is he even allowed to do this game? 
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I could generate a lengthy list of reasons (excuses), but I refuse to do this.
The reality is that the ADs in our area hire the officials for all subvarsity contests (Remember, this is WI) and rarely view any official as having a conflict of interest. Many of the officials I work with are employees of the school that they are officiating.
In this particular case, the AD is on the edge of retirement and has steadily declined in his effort to fullfill the role as it should be done. However, I will not put the blame totally on his "senority" as to why this happens, because the cross-town AD does the same thing (Hiring school employees) and she is in her 3rd year as AD.