SER W. Va. Secondary School Activities Commission v. Hon. David W. Hummel, Judge, etc.

Justice KETCHUM:

Petitioner, the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (SSAC), seeks a writ of prohibition to halt enforcement of an October 3, 2014, order of the Circuit Court of Marshall County. The circuit court enjoined the SSAC from enforcing its penalty against a high school student-athlete. The student-athlete was ejected from a football game, resulting in his automatic suspension from the next game.

By statute, the Legislature required the SSAC to provide a “proper review procedure.” The circuit court found the SSAC violated this statutory requirement by adopting a…