By LAURA B. MARTINEZ | The Brownsville Herald
Former Port Isabel High School football coach Jaime Infante has been placed on three years probation, one year suspension and has been administered a public reprimand.
State officials report the probation, suspension and reprimand pertain to Infante violating the off-season school team practice code.
The State Executive Committee of the University Interscholastic League met Tuesday to discuss alleged rule violations by Infante and other coaches in the state, and to determine the eligibility of student athletes.
According to Section 1206 (f) of the UIL Constitution and Rules that pertains to violations of offseason school team practices, for which Infante was cited, “School teams shall not practice outside the specific allowable practice dates except during the one in-school day practice period. Offseason activities before or after the school day or during the lunch periods are specifically prohibited. This does not prevent students from using school issued shoes and/or clothing before or after school; however, participation before or after school shall be strictly voluntary and not required, and coaches shall not instruct students in any manner.”
It is not immediately clear when Infante violated the rules.
Infante resigned from his position as Port Isabel head coach in May after serving only one year as football coach/athletic director at Port Isabel.
Infante stated it was his decision to resign and that he would stay with the district until his contract ended in June.