Indiana bans student-athletes with history of sexual or domestic violence

Indiana has signed off on a new policy banning any student-athletes with a history of sexual or domestic violence from participating in school athletic programs.

A copy of the new legislation obtained by the Indianapolis Star shows that the school will ban "any prospective student-athlete - whether a transfer student, incoming freshman, or other status - who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty or no contest to a felony involving sexual violence."

The policy deems sexual violence as "dating violence, domestic violence, rape, sexual assault or sexual violence as defined by the Indiana University policy on sexual misconduct."

It was 2015 when the SEC banned its schools from accepting transfer athletes with a history of "serious misconduct," something athletic director Fred Glass said was a big influence on this decision for Indiana.

"It's something the SEC, with their transfer ban, I think raised the issue generally," Glass said. "We've been working on that since that time, in trying to put something together that makes sense for Indiana University."