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Hernando County School Board shifts NIL authorization to board, approves NEOLA updates and student policies
Summary
On June 24, 2025, the Hernando County School Board voted 4-0 to amend a NEOLA athletics provision so written authorization for student use of district logos or uniforms must come from the school board rather than the superintendent; the board also gave final approval to several NEOLA updates, the student code of conduct and two expulsions.
Hernando County School Board members voted 4-0 June 24 to amend a NEOLA athletics provision so that prior written authorization for student use of district logos, uniforms, mascots or other identifying marks would require school board approval instead of authorization by the superintendent.
The change was made during final approval of NEOLA policy updates (special update, September 2024, and public participation, October 2024) after board member Mark Johnson moved to replace the word “superintendent” with “school board” in the provision that governs use of district identifying marks in name/image/likeness (NIL) activities. The motion passed unanimously.
The vote matters because board members said they want early control over where any future fees or revenue tied to student NIL use would be deposited. Johnson, a member of the Hernando County School Board, said he wanted assurance that any funds eventually tied to…
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