The original punishment from Hamilton County was in fact 20 days of suspension, With that date the girls would have gone back to school on October 30th. They all went through a 2 appeal processes to go back to school with the last being in front of a Hamilton County Assistant Superintendent Dr. Lee McDade. The girls got to return to school after 10 days of suspension as their punishment, and it was Coach Northcutt and the team that allowed the girls back on the team.