Indiana University Athletics has enacted a policy banning any prospective student athletes with a history of domestic violence from playing for the Hoosiers.

The news was first reported by The Indianapolis Star.

The policy was approved by the Indiana University-Bloomington Faculty Athletics Committee on April 12 and took effect on April 20.

It states that any student “who has been convicted of or pled guilty or no contest to a felony involving sexual violence, or has been found responsible for sexual violence by a formal institutional disciplinary action at any previous collegiate or secondary school…shall not be eligible for athletically-related financial aid, practice or competition at Indiana University.”

The policy defines sexual violence as “dating violence, domestic violence, rape, sexual assault or sexual violence as defined by the Indiana University policy on sexual misconduct.”

Athletic Director Fred Glass realized the importance of taking this issue outside of his department. He consulted IU’s Office of Student Welfare and Title IX as well as the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

As IndyStar first reported, new IU policy disqualifies "prospective student-athletes with records of sexual violence." pic.twitter.com/R78jYUBuGG — Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) April 20, 2017

Students will be able to appeal their dismissal, but the athletic department will have minimal involvement in the process. Players will face a committee composed of other university officials.

The university already has a policy of suspending players involved in sexual violence allegations until the issue is resolved.

Glass has pushed the issue in recent years after sexual assault allegations at Baylor and other universities.

Following these incidents, he sent memorandums to his department containing instructions on what to do if a situation like that were to take place.

IU has faced sexual assault allegations before and acted swiftly when they came up. Hoosier football dismissed freshman Kiante Enis within hours of his arrest for child molestation in September 2016.

The Southeastern Conference has a similar policy in place that applies to transfer students with a history of sexual violence. However, the rule does not extend to freshman recruits.

The Big Ten leaves the decision to individual schools within the conference.

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