Richard as I am sure you know the official on the mat has the final say so to everything going on out there in all matters of judgement adnd otherwise, which is Rule 3-1-2. If in the opinion of the official, it is not advisable for a wrestler to be on the mat he may not allow him. As I said before this has been reiterated by both Rick Bowden and several high ranking officials. There have been situations in the past where a wrestler got a note signed by a family doctor who was pursuaded by friendship ties. Now this is not strictly ethical, but it happens. In fact I've heard people brag about it.

tjesse, you are correct I was on the mat that day and I did see that kid and I was absolutly disgusted by what I saw, and I myself sprayed my hands off with bleech after the match was over. This just reemphasizes what I said above, I could have denied this kid to wrestle even though he had a skin form and I don't see how he got it since he had at least 30 spots on his body, some of them as big as a fist. But I did not want to cause a bid controversy and none of the opposing coaches raised a concern.