[goodnocallmass]

This message below was sent to members of one of the IAABO boards in Western MA..Note the comment from Peter Carroll.

I wonder if all the MSBOA and IAABO guys who last week were calling me a scab for registering with the state are now not going to register themselves? They were very concerned about safety and liability? Do you think they will still not register as their "concerns" still have not been met...

IAABO Board #44
Faithful Board #44 members,

After literally months and many, many hours of work on
the phone, by -e-mail, and in person, the executive
board of IAABO Board #44 has agreed with the MIAA
initiatives for safety and security for our members
and the process of enrolling our members for
consideration for this years' state tournament has
begun as we speak. IAABO International President Peter
Carroll and I talked for quite some time on the phone
today and his message is VERY clear: We have the
responsibility to service the schools that we work at;
enroll in the MIAA tournament and work in the games.
He and other IAABO executives will work out the
details of our issues after the season in preparation
for next year.

In a nutshell, the game/site administrator will be on
the court with us, at our side, with direct and
immediate access to police or security in case we need
them. We can and should leave the floor if directed by
the administrator or police/security officer. We
should then work directly with the administrator to
complete the MIAA form required for when we leave a
game prior to the post game handshake. Otherwise, we
will stand with the game administrator next to us and
observe the post game handshake.