Bench Conduct Warning

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From an email sent by an NFHS Rules Committee member to the powers that be at NFHS. He has yet to receive a response or even a hint of "let's talk about it." He is also one of IAABO's four regional interpreters.:

"I don't really believe the NFHS intent is to consider that verbal abuse, in the way we are presented views of verbal abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, domestic abuse, ... meant to use the words "verbal abuse" and suggest that we substitute "inappropriate conversation," or "disrespectfully addresses an official in a manner judged to be a non-major offense" and re-issue. As it stands, the interpretation suggests that "verbal abuse" can be dealt with through a warning and I think we all agree that should not be the case."