(Bloomington, Ind.) Eli Holman will have to wait through the weekend to learn his fate on his prep basketball future. The 6'10" Holman and Richmond High School administrators met this morning with California Interscholastic Federation Executive Directivor Marie Ishida as planned, but, according to a school offical, a ruling on his appeal for reinstatement has been delayed until Monday.
Holman has been under suspension since December 2005 for shoving a referee. His appeal for reinstatement was denied last month, but contained inaccurate information showing he was failing two classes, had 66 unexcused absences and had not completed anger-management counseling. Orlando Ramos, Richmond's principal, attributed the error-filled appeal to the three-month absence of an employee responsible for record maintenance.
This most recent delay appears to be the last. Ishida informed Holman she will issue her ruling on Monday, which is when this semester's grades come out. Based on that, it would appear she is inclined to reinstate Holman if his grade point average is 2.0 or higher.
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