This is verbatim from the memo to school Supt's, principals & AD's from OHSAA Commish dated May 25, 2007. Sounds to me like this is info that should have been discussdd in years past but never was.
MANDATORY PRESEASON MEETINGS AND REVIEW OF OHSAA BYLAWS
Beginning with the 2007-08 school year, it is now a requirement for schools to conduct preseason meetings for their coaching staffs, student-athletes, parents and booster members. This is the perfect opportunity to not only share the expectations for the upcoming season (training/conditioning/practice regulations; coach?s philosophy; sportsmanship; review the purposes and values of educational athletics), but to also review both the OHSAA and school eligibility requirements. The OHSAA eligibility requirements are outlined in the 2007-08 edition of the OHSAA eligibility brochure entitled ?Your Athletic Eligibility? which were recently mailed to the membership and are to be distributed to all student-athletes. In addition a DVD and a suggested script will be sent to your school this summer. You are requested to show this DVD to all attendees at your preseason meetings.
A key eligibility issue to review with your student-athletes, coaches, guidance counselors and other staff members is that students should meet with the principal or athletic administrator every time when they have a question regarding athletic eligibility or whenever they change their course schedule or drop a course. The latter is especially important since we often find students who make a change and are told by school personnel that they have met school standards, but they ultimately lose their athletic eligibility because they do not meet OHSAA standards. The OHSAA administrative staff is always available to school officials should there be additional questions.