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Originally posted by JRutledge
I know Rocky does not like to hear things about specific areas, but who is going to suspend an official for this in my area? The only body that can "suspend" anyone here is the IHSA. Local official's association has no power to tell everyone to hire you or not hire you. If the game is at the JH level, even the IHSA cannot touch an official for a game that is not in their jurisdiction. I am the Vice-President of a Basketball Division and there is no formal process for us to suspend anyone. We can make an executive board decision to throw someone out of the group, but it holds no assigning power...
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In the conferences with which I'm familiar, however (in the Chicago area), you can essentially get "blackballed" from conference games by the conference assignor(s). The individual school ADs may also choose not to hire you and can request that the assignor not assign you for contests at their schools. As a high school AD, I've actually refused to pay an official for a blatant lack of professionalism (not a basketball official, btw). I'm pretty sure he won't be assigned at our school again. (This only happened once, and the lack of professionalism was severe - rest assured that refusing payment was the nicest way for me to handle it rather than simply ending his officiating career.)