After thinking I thought this needed it's own thread.

 

I have some more news regarding Mason County's special treatment regarding basketball players. A Mason County basketball player tweeted things to another girl at Mason County things that if they were said to my daughter.... This thread of 20 or so tweets would be considered sexual harassment and serious consequences would have happened if it were any other school, or any other team.

 

From what I have been told, the Atheltic Director was ready to suspend, if not press charges on this player. However, the superintendent interceded and said something to the degree of, "There is to be no montoring of student athletes twitter." in a meeting.

 

The principal and basketball coach are also aware of this. And when I say sexual harassment I mean it. Take what you're thinking and times it by 10.

You have been told wrong. That is all I will or can say.

You have been told wrong. That is all I will or can say.

For a fact: Chris Ulrey (AD), Rick Ross (Superintendent), Chris O'Hearn (Principal), and Buddy Biggs (coach) have all been made aware of this awful situation and have failed to deal with it and it's consequences.

Well...that escalated quickly.

Well...that escalated quickly.

 

You ain't kidding...:lol2:

If the school doesn't want to do anything then the parents can take it to the local authorities.

 

It is a fine line on what schools can do to students on what they do on social media.

Cant those kids spell?

Cant those kids spell?

 

I did a Twitter search to see if I could find any of this and it said "Translate from Indonesian"

Wow.

If the school doesn't want to do anything then the parents can take it to the local authorities.

 

It is a fine line on what schools can do to students on what they do on social media.

 

This is one of the key issues involved with this situation. Where this does appear to involve some degree of harassment, I don't know how responsible a school is for attending to the issue.

 

These comments were made on social media, and it looks like there are some people who took notice of the conversation taking place between individuals who I am assuming are students at Mason County High School, judging from the Tweets.

 

Is the school district responsible for monitoring and responding to their students' actions on Twitter?

 

Similarly...would the school district be responsible for monitoring and responding to their students' actions if they took place on the phone while they were in their own homes? How about if those things took place in the grocery store on a Sunday afternoon?

 

What is the school district responsible for? What situations should the school district respond to? What situations are they not allowed to respond to?

While this seems like it may be out of the school systems hands in general. Wouldn't coach Biggs have some say in repercussions, given that it is his basketball team, which is an extra curricular activity? A coach decides who they want to be a part of their team. If I were in his position, I would tell them to kick rocks.

While this seems like it may be out of the school systems hands in general. Wouldn't coach Biggs have some say in repercussions, given that it is his basketball team, which is an extra curricular activity? A coach decides who they want to be a part of their team. If I were in his position, I would tell them to kick rocks.

 

Is that the coach's right? Can a coach punish a kid on his team for non-school-related issues?

Is that the coach's right? Can a coach punish a kid on his team for non-school-related issues?

 

IN the old days you could. Today, the parents would have a lawyer.

Is that the coach's right? Can a coach punish a kid on his team for non-school-related issues?

 

Coaches used to be able to set their own rules. Now it seems they have to follow administrations rules so no one program is considered to be treated special.

Easily found on twitter search. Kid said some pretty incrimination stuff as well as the harassment. I'd assume drinking and smoking is frowned upon at MC.