What I Like About the A-11

[DadofTwins]

I'm a soccer guy, so pardon my ignorance if this seems like a stupid question:

I'm watching the "Official Review" segment of NFL Total Access. One of the plays being discussed involved a gunner on a fake punt being clobbered right before the pass arrives. The head of NFL officials said that by rule, "there is no defensive pass interference in punt formation." The rationale, as he explained it, is that the gunners usually get blocked anyway, and they didn't want punters picking up cheap first downs by waiting for their gunner to get blocked and throwing the ball at him.

Time for my soccer guy ignorance to show:

Is this rule also part of high school ball? If not, might it be the solution to the A-11 controversy? Keep the numbering exception, tell the coaches to go ahead and run the offense if you want to, but treat eligible receivers like punt gunners for pass interference purposes.