Coaching Box Question

[jearef]

This issue was raised in another thread, and I want to see what the veteran posters think. Head coach gets ejected in the 1st half. Is the assistant now allowed to stand, or does the loss of the box for HC mean loss of the box for all? I admit that I had always assumed that once it's gone, it's gone, but looking at the language of the rule and considering some other possibilities, I'm no longer sure.

The rule says that the 1st direct or indirect to HC "results in loss of coaching box privilege and the head coach must remain seated. . ." We say that the assistant doesn't get to stand because only the HC can stand, and we dumped him. But, if we extend that logic, what happens when a player on the bench MF's us? Rule says we charge that indirectly to HC, but we dumped the HC. We can't have it both ways, can we?