I ref high school volleyball in Texas. A fellow referee encountered this same situation. He stayed to ref the match, and then called the assigner and told her he would not ref any further matches involving the school.
That’s the correct way to deal with this situation.
That said, I think the guy has a viable claim against the state association for the ban; and especially the length of it. He is being deprived of his right to earn a living.
The guy apologized and stated it would not happen again. That is sufficient.
>> That’s the correct way to deal with this situation.
Too bad we didn’t all hear about the ‘correct’ way.
Maybe do it this way.
For the kneeling team all close call “in balls” are out.
All other “close calls” benefit the non-keepers.