Financial Penalties to Schools for Changes?

[Richard Ogg]

Anyone know of a penalty clause in the contract between your association and local schools that assess a financial penalty to the school for late changes? Clearly one issue that impacts our scheduling of officials are late game schedule changes by the schools.

If so, I'm interested in knowing the parameters of the clause.

• How far in advance of the game must a change be made to avoid a penalty?
• How big is the penalty?
• Is part of the penalty given to the scheduled officials who have now had their personal schedules yanked around?

Thanks!