Kade Blume

[ISUguy]

I understand what you are saying but imo "not wanting to get sued" is a cop out. Have some balls and make a tough decision.

Nope...it is not wanting to avoid getting sued, it is we will get sued, the kid will still get to participate in his sport during the prep for the trial, we will lose any way because the policy and law don't support removing this kid, and it will cost taxpayers quite a bit of money in the long run. They don't have a leg to stand on.

Again, I understand the frustration and I share it. I am sharing my experience from the administrator side. They are working with what they have and it is not good enough. There has to be more bite to the policy.

 

[Cyforce]

Nope...it is not wanting to avoid getting sued, it is we will get sued, the kid will still get to participate in his sport during the prep for the trial, we will lose any way because the policy and law don't support removing this kid, and it will cost taxpayers quite a bit of money in the long run. They don't have a leg to stand on.

Again, I understand the frustration and I share it. I am sharing my experience from the administrator side. They are working with what they have and it is not good enough. There has to be more bite to the policy.

They can cancel their season without getting sued. Do the wrestlers that didn't actually participate but were there really deserve to wrestle?

 

[CycloneErik]

Can you imagine the uproar if something like this had been perpetrated by him on a girl? I'd venture to guess they would have found a way around the worried about litigation non-sense, or whatever other reason they found to not immediately keep him away from the team.

It's totally sickening to me that there are apparently a large number of people in leadership positions that seem to chalk it up to "boys being boys" as opposed to a serious assault.

I suspect that thinking there would be an uproar is largely imaginary. We'd have some of us, for sure, but history suggests we would have a large # of people blaming the young woman. After all, we'd hate to hastily ruin the career of a fine young athlete on the accusations of one young woman, when it's "she said, he said," or she magically now has a "reputation" for getting around, or maybe wore a short skirt one day, or flirted once, or any other things we use to shift the blame to women.

I don't have any confidence in schools to take care of a male/female rape situation anymore than I trust Roland-Story (or others, until they prove better) to handle this one. That's a safer spot to be.

 

[BCClone]

Nope...it is not wanting to avoid getting sued, it is we will get sued, the kid will still get to participate in his sport during the prep for the trial, we will lose any way because the policy and law don't support removing this kid, and it will cost taxpayers quite a bit of money in the long run. They don't have a leg to stand on.

Again, I understand the frustration and I share it. I am sharing my experience from the administrator side. They are working with what they have and it is not good enough. There has to be more bite to the policy.

Don’t believe they did what they could. Sounds like they finally had an epiphany and took a step in the right direction.

How is not having an accused sexual predator walking the hallways something the school can rally around?

 

[CyCrazy]

The reason this kid won't be wrestling this year and his team now can maybe resume their normal schedule is because of social media.

Remember that and point people to this story if they make a blind generalization of how "all social media is toxic."

My wife went to RS, and this is just a good ole boys club, but social media bit them in the ass.

 

[8bitnes]

Can you imagine the uproar if something like this had been perpetrated by him on a girl? I'd venture to guess they would have found a way around the worried about litigation non-sense, or whatever other reason they found to not immediately keep him away from the team.

It's totally sickening to me that there are apparently a large number of people in leadership positions that seem to chalk it up to "boys being boys" as opposed to a serious assault.

History may suggest otherwise. See 2016 case of WDM Valley tennis player who sat out just one match for alleged abuse of an mentally challenged female. He later took a plea deal to avoid the most serious charges which the family of the disabled girl agreed to as it protected her from testifying.

Iowa tennis player accused of felony sexual abuse of disabled girl takes deal, could avoid jail

A 2016 Valley (West Des Moines, Iowa) High School graduate accused of felony sex abuse for the sexual assault of a mentally ill group home resident took a plea deal this week. Nicholas Fifield, 18, was scheduled to go to trial Aug. 17. Instead, he entered…

usatodayhss.com

 

[Cyforce]

History may suggest otherwise. See 2016 case of WDM Valley tennis player who sat out just one match for alleged abuse of an mentally challenged female. He later took a plea deal to avoid the most serious charges which the family of the disabled girl agreed to as it protected her from testifying.

Iowa tennis player accused of felony sexual abuse of disabled girl takes deal, could avoid jail

A 2016 Valley (West Des Moines, Iowa) High School graduate accused of felony sex abuse for the sexual assault of a mentally ill group home resident took a plea deal this week. Nicholas Fifield, 18, was scheduled to go to trial Aug. 17. Instead, he entered…

usatodayhss.com

Carlisle had 3 8th graders jack off in a Gatorade bottle on the bus at a JH track meet and pour it on the face of a sleeping teammate. They received a one track meet suspension and were allowed to participate in baseball.

 

[HOTDON]

I think that last paragraph is key. There might be a lot more going on in the background, but they legally can't openly disclose it, or it could just be what it is at face value and still be short on punishment.

Last paragraph got me too. If the discussion with the Blume family is that they are going to move to a different school district, then the rest is just stating the obvious result of that. Not sure if he can transfer that easily, but that sucks a lot of the impact out of the statement about no activities in the school district of he's being withdrawn from the school district by the parents' choice. More to come, I'm sure.

 

[crs8975]

Carlisle had 3 8th graders jack off in a Gatorade bottle on the bus at a JH track meet and poor it on the face of a sleeping teammate. They received a one track meet suspension and were allowed to participate in baseball.

I bet those kids grow up to be real winners. /s

 

[GMackey32]

It’s sad that it took this long for R-S to do the right thing.

 

[tim_redd]

They are full of crap. Kids get suspended for alcohol all the time when they were "off school grounds".

 

[deadeyededric]

I bet those kids grow up to be real winners. /s

World leaders!

 

[wintersmd]

They can cancel their season without getting sued. Do the wrestlers that didn't actually participate but were there really deserve to wrestle?

Good point. Is the other kid that was charged in wrestling?? Was there any from the team that was present and seen it happen??

 

[JP4CY]

 

[GMackey32]

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Yard full of rakes lol

 

[CycloneErik]

"Through ongoing conversations" doesn't sound like adminstrative strongarming at all.

 

[CloneFanInKC]

Which school consolidated with RS for wrestling this year?

 

[WooBadger18]

I will say, I feel sorry for the district if it actually was an unfounded rumor. Because no one, including me, is going to believe it was just a rumor

 

[Acylum]

The IGHSAU is to the IHSAA in terms of competency is like Brock Purdy is to me in terms of QB play

E. Wayne Cooley is thanking you from his grave.

 

[WooBadger18]

yawn. Can this be moved to the Gossipy Ole biddies Trouble in River City forum?

Why is this a “yawn?” A child was sexually assault and the school district is/was apparently dragging its feet on doing anything