What should a student athlete in Ohio do when facing a disciplinary violation or administrative issue at their college or university or with the NCAA? VIDEO

Student athletes in Ohio are uniquely situated at their college, university, or high school. Student athletes put their blood, sweat, and tears into their sport and their academics, and that is why it is troubling when they do not receive due process or independent support when charged with a disciplinary violation, such as academic misconduct or Title IX sexual misconduct, or are facing an administrative issue at their school or before a conference or sports governing body. Coaches, athletic directors, and NCAA administrators, for example, often do what's in the program's or their best interest, and not what is in the student athletes' best interest.

Student athletes must have an experienced attorney advocate guide them when a disciplinary or compliance issue arises, and a student athlete faces an investigation or administrative proceedings at their Ohio school or before a sports governing body. Issues unique to student athletes can include sports-related dismissals or suspensions, inappropriate or abusive behavior by coaches, eligibility hardship or scholarship issues, transfer disputes, NCAA administrative appeals, and issues related to injuries, concussions, and sports litigation.

You must take the necessary precautions before discussing any issues or concerns with the school or administrators. You must understand your rights and responsibilities. An experienced attorney advisor will level the playing field and they should be in your corner from as early as possible in the process.

Ohio colleges and universities where Joseph D. Lento can help as your or your student athlete's advisor during investigations, hearings, and appeals include, but are not limited to, the following schools:

• Allegheny Wesleyan College
• American Institute of Alternative Medicine
• Antonelli College Cincinnati
• Art Academy of Cincinnati
• Ashland University
• ATS Institute of Technology
• Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Baldwin Wallace College
• Beckfield College Tri County
• Belmont Technical College
• Bluffton University
• Bowling Green State University Firelands
• Bowling Green State University Main Campus
• Bradford School
• Brown Mackie College Akron
• Brown Mackie College Cincinnati
• Brown Mackie College Findlay
• Brown Mackie College North Canton
• Bryant & Stratton College Cleveland
• Bryant and Stratton College Eastlake
• Bryant and Stratton College Parma
• Capital University
• Case Western Reserve University
• Cedarville University
• Central Ohio Technical College
• Central State University
• Chamberlain College of Nursing Ohio
• Chancellor University
• Chatfield College
• Cincinnati Christian University
• Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science
• Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
• Clark State Community College
• Cleveland Institute of Art
• Cleveland Institute of Music
• Cleveland State University
• College of Mount St. Joseph
• Columbus College of Art and Design
• Columbus State Community College
• Cuyahoga Community College District
• Davis College
• Daymar College Chillicothe
• Daymar College Jackson
• Daymar College Lancaster
• Daymar College New Boston
• Defiance College
• Denison University
• DeVry University Ohio
• Eastern Gateway Community College
• Edison State Community College
• ETI Technical College
• Fortis College Centeville
• Fortis College Cincinnati
• Fortis College Columbus
• Fortis College Cuyahoga Falls
• Fortis College Ravenna
• Franciscan University of Steubenville
• Franklin University
• Gallipolis Career College
• Gods Bible School and College
• Good Samaritan College of Nursing & Health Science
• Harrison College Grove City
• Heidelberg University
• Herzing University Akron Campus
• Herzing University Toledo
• Hiram College
• Hocking College
• Hondros College
• International College of Broadcasting
• ITT Technical Institute Akron
• ITT Technical Institute Columbus
• ITT Technical Institute Dayton
• ITT Technical Institute Hilliard
• ITT Technical Institute Maumee
• ITT Technical Institute Norwood
• ITT Technical Institute Strongsville
• ITT Technical Institute Warrensville Heights
• ITT Technical Institute Youngstown
• James A Rhodes State College
• John Carroll University
• Kent State University at Ashtabula
• Kent State University at East Liverpool
• Kent State University at Geauga
• Kent State University at Kent
• Kent State University at Salem
• Kent State University at Stark
• Kent State University at Trumbull
• Kent State University at Tuscarawas
• Kenyon College
• Kettering College of Medical Arts
• Lake Erie College
• Lakeland Community College
• Lincoln College of Technology Cleveland
• Lincoln College of Technology Columbus
• Lincoln College of Technology Dayton
• Lincoln College of Technology Franklin LCT
• Lincoln College of Technology Toledo
• Lincoln College of Technology Tri County
• Lincoln College of Technology Vine Street
• Lorain County Community College
• Lourdes University
• Malone University
• Marietta College
• Marion Technical College
• Mercy College of Ohio
• Miami University
• Miami University Hamilton
• Miami University Middletown
• Miami Jacobs Career College
• Miami Jacobs Career College Columbus
• Miami Jacobs Career College Dayton
• Miami Jacobs Career College Sharonville
• Miami Jacobs Career College Springboro
• Miami Jacobs Career College Troy
• Mount Carmel College of Nursing
• Mount Vernon Nazarene University
• Muskingum University
• National College Cincinnati
• National College Columbus
• National College Dayton
• National College Stow
• National College Willoughby Hills
• National College Youngstown
• North Central State College
• Northwest State Community College
• Notre Dame College
• Oberlin College
• Ohio Business College Columbus
• Ohio Business College Sandusky
• Ohio Business College Sheffield
• Ohio Christian University
• Ohio College of Massotherapy Inc
• Ohio Dominican University
• Ohio Mid Western College
• Ohio Northern University
• Ohio State University
• Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
• Ohio State University Lima Campus
• Ohio State University Mansfield Campus
• Ohio State University Marion Campus
• Ohio State University Newark Campus
• Ohio University Chillicothe Campus
• Ohio University Eastern Campus
• Ohio University Lancaster Campus
• Ohio University Main Campus
• Ohio University Southern Campus
• Ohio University Zanesville Campus
• Ohio Valley College of Technology
• Ohio Wesleyan University
• Otterbein University
• Owens Community College
• Pontifical College Josephinum
• Professional Skills Institute
• Rabbinical College Telshe
• Remington College Cleveland Campus
• Remington College Cleveland West Campus
• Rosedale Bible College
• Sanford Brown College Middleburg Heights,
• School of Advertising Art Inc.
• Shawnee State University
• Sinclair Community College
• Southern State Community College
• Stark State College
• Stautzenberger College Brecksville
• Stautzenberger College Maumee
• Terra State Community College
• The Art Institute of Cincinnati
• The Art Institute of Ohio Cincinnati
• The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• The College of Wooster
• The University of Findlay
• Tiffin University
• Tri State Bible College
• Trumbull Business College
• Union Institute & University
• University of Akron Main Campus
• University of Akron Wayne College
• University of Cincinnati Clermont College
• University of Cincinnati Main Campus
• University of Cincinnati Raymond Walters College
• University of Dayton
• University of Mount Union
• University of Northwestern Ohio
• University of Phoenix Cincinnati Campus
• University of Phoenix Cleveland Campus
• University of Phoenix Columbus Ohio Campus
• University of Rio Grande
• University of Toledo
• Urbana University
• Ursuline College
• Vatterott College Cleveland
• Virginia Marti College of Art and Design
• Walsh University
• Washington State Community College
• Wilberforce University
• Wilmington College
• Wittenberg University
• Wright State University Lake Campus
• Wright State University Main Campus
• Xavier University
• Youngstown State University
• Zane State College

Ohio high schools where Joseph D. Lento can help as your student athlete's advisor during investigations, hearings and appeals include, but are not limited to, the following school districts:

A

• Ada Exempted Village School District
• Adams County/Ohio Valley School District
• Adena Local School District
• Akron Public Schools
• Alexander Local School District
• Allen East Local School District
• Alliance City School District
• Amanda-Clearcreek Local School District
• Amherst Exempted Village School District
• Anna Local School District
• Ansonia Local School District
• Anthony Wayne Local School District
• Apollo Joint Vocational School District
• Arcadia Local Schools
• Arcanum-Butler Local School District
• Archbold Area Local School District
• Arlington Local Schools
• Ashland City School District
• Ashtabula Area City School District
• Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School District
• Athens City School District
• Aurora City School District
• Austintown Local School District
• Avon Lake City School District
• Avon Local School District
• Ayersville Local School District

B

• Barberton City School District
• Barnesville Exempted Village School District
• Batavia Local School District
• Bath Local Schools
• Bay Village School District
• Beachwood City School District
• Beaver Local School District
• Beavercreek City School District
• Bedford City School District
• Bellaire Local School District
• Bellefontaine City School District
• Bellevue City School District
• Belpre City School District
• Benjamin Logan Local School District
• Benton-Carroll-Salem Local School District
• Berea City School District
• Berkshire Local School District
• Berlin-Milan Local School District
• Berne Union Local School District
• Bethel Local School District
• Bettsville Local School District
• Bexley City School District
• Big Walnut Local School District
• Black River Local School District
• Blanchester City School District
• Bloom-Carroll Local School District
• Bloom-Vernon Local School District
• Bluffton Exempted Village School District
• Boardman Local School District
• Botkins Local School District
• Bowling Green City School District
• Bradford Exempted Village School District
• Brecksville-Broadview Heights City School District
• Bridgeport Exempted Village School District
• Bright Local School District
• Bristol Local School District
• Brooklyn City School District
• Brookville Local School District
• Brown Local School District
• Brunswick City School District
• Bryan City School District
• Buckeye Central Local School District
• Buckeye Local School District
• Buckeye Local School District
• Buckeye Local School District
• Buckeye Valley Local School District
• Bucyrus City School District

C

• Caldwell Exempted Village School District
• Cambridge City School District
• Campbell City School District
• Canal Winchester Local School District
• Canfield Local School District
• Canton City Schools
• Canton Local School District
• Cardinal Local School District
• Cardington-Lincoln Local School District
• Carey Exempted Village School District
• Carlisle Local School District
• Carrollton Exempted Village School District
• Cedar Cliff Local School District
• Celina City School District
• Centerburg Local School District
• Centerville City School School District
• Central Local School District
• Chagrin Falls Village Exempted School District
• Champion Local School District
• Chardon Local School District
• Chesapeake-Union Exempted Village School District
• Chillicothe City School District
• Chippewa Local School District
• Cincinnati Public Schools
• Circleville City School District
• Clark-Shawnee Local School District
• Clay Local School District
• Claymont Local School District
• Clear Fork Valley Local School District
• Clearview Local School District
• Clermont Northeastern Local School District
• Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District
• Cleveland Metropolitan School District
• Clinton-Massie Local School District
• Cloverleaf Local School District
• Clyde-Green Spring Exempted Village School District
• Coldwater Exempted Village School District
• Colonel Crawford Local School District
• Columbia Local School District
• Columbiana Exempted Village School District
• Columbus City Schools, Columbus
• Columbus Grove Local School District
• Conneaut Area City School District
• Conotton Valley Union Local School District
• Continential Local School District
• Copley-Fairlawn Local School District
• Cory-Rawson Local Schools
• Coshocton School District
• Coventry Local School District
• Covington Exempted Village School District
• Crestline Exempted Village School District
• Crestview Local School District
• Crestview Local School District
• Crestview Local School District
• Crestwood Local School District
• Crooksville Exempted Village Schools
• Cuyahoga Falls City School District
• Cuyahoga Heights School District

D

• Dalton Local School District
• Danbury Local School District
• Danville Local School District
• Dawson-Bryant Local School District
• Dayton Public Schools
• Deer Park Community City School District
• Defiance City School District
• Delaware City Local School District
• Delphos City School District
• Dover City School District
• Dublin City SchoolS

E

• East Cleveland City School District
• East Clinton Local School District
• East Guernsey Local School District
• East Holmes Local School District
• East Knox Local School District
• East Liverpool City School District
• East Muskingum Local School District
• East Palestine City School District
• Eastern Local School District
• Eastern Local School District
• Eastern Local School District
• Eastwood Local School District
• Eaton City School District
• Edgerton Local School District
• Edgewood Local School District
• Edison Local School District
• Edon-Northwest Local School District
• Elgin Local School District
• Elida Local School District
• Elmwood Local School District
• Elyria City School District
• Euclid City School District
• Evergreen Local School District

F

• Fairbanks Local School District
• Fairborn City School District
• Fairfield City School District
• Fairfield Local School District
• Fairfield Union Local School District
• Fairland Local School District
• Fairlawn Local School District
• Fairless Local School District
• Fairport Harbor Exempted Village School District
• Fairview Park City School District
• Fayetteville-Perry Local School District
• Federal Hocking Local School District
• Field Local School District
• Findlay City School District
• Finneytown Local School District
• Firelands Local School District
• Forest Hills School District
• Fort Frye Local School District
• Fort Jennings Local School District
• Fort Loramie Local School District
• Fort Recovery Local School District
• Fostoria City School District
• Franklin City School District
• Franklin Local School District
• Franklin-Monroe Local School District
• Fredericktown Local School District
• Fremont City School District
• Frontier Local School District

G

• Gahanna-Jefferson City School District
• Galion City School District
• Garaway Local School District
• Garfield Heights City School District
• Geneva Area City School District
• Genoa Area Local School District
• Georgetown Exempted Village School District
• Gibsonburg Exempted Village School District
• Girard City School District
• Gorham Fayette Local School District
• Goshen Local School District
• Graham Local School District
• Grand Valley Local School District
• Grandview Heights City School District
• Granville Exempted Village School District
• Green Local School District
• Greeneview Local School District
• Greenfield Exempted Village School District
• Greenon Local School District
• Greenville City School District
• Groveport-Madison Local School District

H

• Hamilton City School District
• Hamilton Local School District
• Hardin Northern Local School District
• Hardin-Houston Local School District
• Harrison Hills City School District
• Heath City School District
• Hicksville Exempted Village School District
• Highland Local School District
• Hilliard City Schools
• Hillsboro City School District
• Hillsdale Local School District
• Holgate Local School District
• Hopewell-Loudon Local School District
• Hubbard Exempted Village School District
• Hudson City School District
• Hueber Heights City School District
• Huntington Local School District
• Huron City School District

I

• Independence City School District
• Indian Creek Local School District
• Indian Hill Exempted Village School District
• Indian Lake Local School District
• Indian Valley Local School District
• Ironton City School District

J

• Jackson Center Local School District
• Jackson City School District
• Jackson Local School District
• Jackson-Milton Local School District
• James A. Garfield Local School District
• Jefferson Area Local School District
• Jefferson Local School District
• Jefferson Township Local School District
• Johnstown-Monroe Local School District
• Jonathan Alder Local School District

K

• Kalida Local School District
• Kelleys Island Local School District
• Kenston Local School District
• Kent City School District
• Kenton City School District
• Kettering City School District
• Keystone Local School District
• Kings Local School District
• Kirtland Local School District

L

• Lake Local School District
• Lakeview Local School District
• Lakewood City School District
• Lakewood Local School District
• Lakota Local Schools
• Lakota Local School District
• Lancaster City School District
• Lebanon City School District
• Ledgemont Local School District
• Leetonia Exempted Village School District
• Leipsic Local School District
• Lexington Local School District
• Liberty Center Local School District
• Liberty Local School District
• Liberty Union Local School District
• Liberty-Benton Local School District
• Licking Heights Local School District
• Licking Valley Local School District
• Lima City School District
• Lincolnview Local School District
• Lison Exempted Village School District
• Little Miami Local School District
• Lockland City School District
• Logan Elm Local School District
• Logan-Hocking Local School District
• London City School District
• Lorain City School District
• Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village School District
• Louisville City School District
• Loveland City School District
• Lowellville Local School Disrtrict
• Lucas Local School District
• Lynchburg-Clay Local School District

M

• Mad River Local School District
• Madeira City School District
• Madison Local School District
• Madison-Plains Local School District
• Manchester Local School District
• Mansfield City School District
• Maple Heights City School District
• Maple Local School District
• Maplewood Local School District
• Margaretta Local School District
• Mariemont City School District
• Marion City School District
• Marion Local School District
• Marlington Local School District
• Martin's Ferry City School District
• Marysville Exempted Village School District
• Mason City School District
• Massillon City School District
• Maumee City School District
• Mayfield City School District
• Maysville Local School District
• McComb Local School District
• Mechanicsburg Exempted Village School District
• Medina City School District
• Meigs Local School District
• Mentor Exempted Village School District
• Miami East Local School District
• Miami Trace Local School District
• Miamisburg City School District
• Middle Bass Local School District
• Middletown City School District
• Midview Local School District
• Milford Exempted Village School District
• Millcreek-West Unity Local School District
• Miller City-New Cleveland Local School District
• Milton-Union Exempted Village School District
• Minerva Local School District
• Minford Local School District
• Minster Local School District
• Mississiwana Valley Local School District
• Mogadore Local School District
• Mohawk Local School District
• Monroe Local School District
• Monroeville Local School District
• Montpelier Exempted Village School District
• Morgan Local School District
• Mount Gilead Exempted Village School District
• Mount Healthy City School District
• Mount Vernon City School District

N

• Napoleon City School District
• National Trail Local School District
• Nelsonville-York City School District
• New Albany-Plain Local School District
• New Boston Local School District
• New Bremen Local School District
• New Knoxville Local School District
• New Lebanon Local School District
• New Lexington City School District
• New London Local School District
• New Miami Local School District
• New Philadelphia City School District
• New Richmond Local School District
• New Riegel Local School District
• Newark City School District
• Newbury Local School District
• Newcomerstown Exempted Village School District
• Newton Falls City School District
• Newton Local School District
• Niles City School District
• Noble Local School District
• Nordonia Hills City School District
• North Baltimore Local School District
• North Bass Local School District
• North Canton City School District
• North Central Local School District
• North College Hill City School District
• North Fork Local School District
• North Olmsted City School District
• North Ridgeville City School District
• North Union Local School District
• Northeastern Local School District
• Northern Local School District
• Northmont City School District
• Northmor Local School District
• Northridge Local School District
• Northwest Local School District
• Northwestern Local School District
• Northwood Local School District
• Norton City School District
• Norwalk City School District
• Norwood City School District

O

• Oak Hill Union Local School District
• Oak Hills Local School District
• Oakwood City School District
• Oberlin City School District
• Old Fort Local School District
• Olentangy Local School District
• Olmsted Falls City School District
• Ontario Local School District
• Orange High School
• Oregon City School District
• Orrville City School District
• Osnaburg Local School District
• Otsego Local School District
• Ottawa Hills Local School District
• Ottawa-Glandorf Local School District
• Ottoville Local School District

P

• Painesville City Local School District
• Painesville Township Local School District
• Paint Valley Local School District
• Pandora-Gilboa Local School District
• Parkway Local School District
• Parma City School District
• Patrick Henry Local School District
• Perkins Local School District
• Perry Local School District
• Perrysburg Exempted Village School District
• Pettisville Local School District
• Pickerington Local School District
• Pike-Delta-York Local School District
• Piqua City School District
• Plain Local School District
• Pleasant Local School District
• Plymouth-Shiloh Local School District
• Poland Local School District
• Port Clinton City School District
• Portsmouth City School District
• Preble Shawnee Local School District
• Princeton City School District
• Put-in-Bay Local School District
• Pymatuning Valley Local School District

R

• Ravenna School District
• Reading Community City School District
• Revere Local School District
• Reynoldsburg City School District
• Richmond Heights City School District
• Ridgedale Local School District
• Ridgemont Local School District
• Ridgewood Local School District
• Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Local School District
• Rittman Exempted Village School District
• River Valley Local School District
• River View Local School District
• Riverdale Local School District
• Riverside Local School District
• Rock Hill Local School District
• Rocky River City School District
• Rolling Hills Local School District
• Rootstown Local School District
• Ross Local School District
• Rossford Exempted Village School District
• Russia Local School District

S

• Sandusky City School District
• Sandy Valley Local School District
• Scioto Valley Local School District
• Sebring Local School Disrtrict
• Seneca East Local School District
• Shadyside Local School District
• Shaker Heights City School District
• Shawnee Local School District
• Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City Schools
• Shelby City School District
• Sidney City School District
• Solon City School District
• South Central Local School District
• South Euclid-Lyndhurst City School District
• South Point Local School District
• South Range Local School District
• Southeast Local School District
• Southeastern Local School District
• Southern Local School District
• Southwest Licking Local School District
• Southwest Local School District
• South-Western City Schools
• Spencerville Local School District
• Springboro Community City School District
• Springfield City School District
• Springfield Local School District
• Bernard-Elmwood Place City School District
• Clairsville-Richland City School District
• Henry Consolidated Local School District
• Marys City School District
• Salem City School District
• Steubenville City School District
• Stow-Munroe Falls City School District
• Strasburg-Franklin Local School District
• Streetsboro City School District
• Strongsville City School District
• Struthers City School District
• Stryker Local School District
• Sugarcreek Local School District
• Swanton Local School District
• Switzerland of Ohio Local School District
• Sycamore Community School District
• Sylvania City School District
• Symmes Valley Local School District

T

• Talawanda City School District
• Tallmadge City School District
• Teays Valley Local School District
• Tecumseh Local School District
• Three Rivers Local School District
• Tiffin City School District
• Tipp City Exempted Village School District
• Toledo Public Schools
• Toronto City School District
• Tri-County North Local School District
• Tri-Valley Local School District
• Tri-Village Local School District
• Triad Local School District
• Trimble Local School District
• Triway Local School District
• Trotwood-Madison City School District
• Troy City School District
• Tuscarawas Valley Local School District
• Tuslaw Local School District
• Twin Valley Community Local School District
• Twinsburg City School District

U

• Union County College Corner Joint School District
• Union Local School District
• Union-Scioto Local School District
• United Local School District
• Upper Arlington City School District
• Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School District
• Upper Scioto Valley Local School District
• Urbana City School District

V

• Valley Local School District
• Valley View Local School District
• Van Buren Local School District
• Van Wert City School District
• Vandalia-Butler City School District
• Vanlue Local School District
• Vermilion Local School District
• Versailles Exempted Village School District
• Vinton County Local School District

W

• Wadsworth City School District
• Walnut Township Local School District
• Wapakoneta City School District
• Warren City School District
• Warren Local School District
• Warrensville Heights City School District
• Washington Court House City School District
• Washington Local School District
• Washington-Nile Local School District
• Waterloo Local School District
• Wauseon Exempted Village School District
• Waverly City School District
• Wayne Local School District
• Waynesfield-Goshen Local School District
• Wellington Exempted Village School District
• Wellston City School District
• Wellsville Local School District
• West Branch Local School District
• West Carrollton City School District
• West Clermont Local School District
• West Geauga County Local School District
• West Holmes Local School District
• West Liberty-Salem Local School District
• West Muskingum Local School District
• Western Brown Local School District
• Western Local School District
• Western Reserve Local School District
• Westerville City School District
• Westfall Local School District
• Westlake City School District
• Wheelersburg Local School District
• Whitehall City School District
• Wickliffe City School District
• Willard City School District
• Williamsburg Local School District
• Willoughby-Eastlake City School District
• Wilmington City School District
• Windham Exempted Village School District
• Winton Woods City School District
• Wolf Creek Local School District
• Woodmore Local School District
• Wooster City School District
• Worthington Schools
• Wynford Local School District
• Wyoming City School District

X

• Xenia Community City School District

Y

• Yellow Springs Exempted Village School District
• Youngstown City School District

Z

• Zane Trace Local School District
• Zanesville City School District

Student athletes at Ohio schools have more to lose when facing disciplinary or administrative proceedings at their school or with a sport governing body such as the NCAA.   Student athletes' academics, eligibility to play, scholarships, and future professional sports opportunities can all be negatively affected by a school's or the NCAA's actions.  That is why it is critical to address any school or sport-related issue or concern affecting student athletes as best as possible and Joseph D. Lento and the Lento Law Firm have unparalleled experience passionately fighting for the future of their student athlete clients at colleges, universities, and high schools in Ohio and throughout the nation.

Attorney Joseph D. Lento does not settle for a participation trophy - He fights to win.  He also prioritizes the needs and well-being of the student athletes he represents, with an eye towards the unique circumstances of student athletes which must be carefully considered in addressing and resolving school and administrative body issues and concerns.

Joseph D. Lento is a licensed attorney in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, is admitted as an attorney pro hac vice in state and federal court if needed when representing clients nationwide, and serves as an advisor for student athletes facing disciplinary and administrative cases in Ohio and throughout the nation.  Make certain your or your student athlete's rights and interests are protected – Contact National Student Athlete Attorney Joseph D. Lento today at 888-535-3686 for help.