Well 3-6-3 says: Failure of a team to play within two minutes after being ordered to do so by the referee. Penalty: Forfeiture.
It is up to the crew to decide when to give that two-minute warning.
At the least the state or some body in charge of regulating the home school should be informed of the unwillingness of the home team to start or resume the game.
Declaring a forfeit should be an absolute last resort after all other attempts to start a game have been exhausted.
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