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Wow, this is right up the street from me about 45 minutes.
I've written the state about this matter: My letter to the state:
My name Truerookie (changed to protect my identity) and I am a certified
official with the state of Missouri. I have a concern.
Why official(s) are NOT protected against assaults which
may occur doing the performance of our duties? Is
there a way we can get assaults against an official
on the books in the state. There are 19 states that
have laws against an assault on an official and
Missouri is not one of them. I find this discouraging
do to the nature of our job and the emotions which
takes place during the course of a contest. I would
like to see this enacted as a law in the state because
we never know what may occur (with emotions and all).
I hope we can come to a suitable solution. Thank you!
The states reply to my letter:
Assault of officials is very definitely a concern. Legislation has
been proposed and heard in committee several times over the past 8 years but so far the legislation has not come out of committee. That doesn't
mean that we will stop trying. The comment from the committees has been
that there is legislation against assault on the books and thus protection
for anyone assaulted. The question has always been why do officials
need greater protection against assault then any other citizen? I
would suggest that you write your representatives and senators with your
concern and especially address the above question in your letter. Just
for your information, your statistics are outdated as there are now 20
states that have passed legislation.
Thank you for taking time to share your concern. The MSHSAA agrees
with you that this is a serious concern and will continue to work towards
passage of such legislation.
Hopefully, it will pass after this incident.
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truerookie
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