TOC Announces New Procedures

LEXINGTON, Ky. — In response to concerns about Lincoln-Douglas Debate losing its unique identity, National High School Tournament of Champions founder J.W. Patterson announced today a new series of tournament procedures for the single-person debate event. Notably:

1. Scouting has been banned.
2. MJP is to be replaced with random placement.
3. Disclosure in any sense — of decisions, of cases, of citations — will no longer be allowed.

Asked whether these policies represented a radical change, the University of Kentucky noted that these revised procedures would bring the tournament administration in line with its registration system.