Wheaton HS unjustly punished

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Anonymous wrote:Details behind the ineligible student have been revealed: https://moco360.media/2023/02/13/wrestling-season-cancelled-for-wheaton-hs-team-over-a-technicality-parents-say/

The district first paused all wrestling program activities on Jan. 27 after receiving a report that a student athlete unaffiliated with Wheaton had been allowed to compete for the team. This was in violation of MCPS and Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSSAA) rules and regulations.

Wheaton tenth-grader Natalia Lazo said she was in the middle of a tournament at Blair High School when she and her teammate were informed that her entire team had been suspended for an undisclosed reason and that she would have to forfeit the rest of her matches. She said she was both upset and confused by the news.

The resulting MCPS investigation confirmed the initial report, finding that Ellis had allowed a student from a local Jewish day school to sub for one of the team’s regular players who was unavailable at the time, according to communications parents received from the school.

I can't understand why the coach thought putting a non-MCPS student-athlete in as a substitute was a risk worth taking. What a stupid move.

And yet, why punish the entire team? That is incredibly harsh and I hope it gets over turned.

Because they knew it and didn't do anything about it. Like accessory to a crime. I think it was the right call by school officials.

Come on, they were kids.

You expect kids to stand up to their coach, or worse, drop the dime on their coach. That's totally unrealistic.

+1 athletes are taught to follow the coach's lead, not vice versa. it was not incumbent upon the athletes to notify authorities about this matter. i agree this punishment is beyond what is reasonable.

The athletics code of conduct, which is read at each event, requires integrity and sportsmanship. I think it’s a stiff price but not out of bounds. This was terrible conduct.

The code of conduct is read at every event? I'll confess that I only have few MS kids, and my attendance has been limited to football and basketball games at the HS, but I don't recall them ever hushing the crowd and reading the code of conduct over the PA system.

Every single event I’ve ever been to and I go to a lot of events - probably 25 a year.

At what point is it read? I’ve never noticed it

Right i. The beginning before the Star Spangled Banner. Most of the time people are up walking around and not yet settled.

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Anonymous wrote:Details behind the ineligible student have been revealed: https://moco360.media/2023/02/13/wrestling-season-cancelled-for-wheaton-hs-team-over-a-technicality-parents-say/

The district first paused all wrestling program activities on Jan. 27 after receiving a report that a student athlete unaffiliated with Wheaton had been allowed to compete for the team. This was in violation of MCPS and Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSSAA) rules and regulations.

Wheaton tenth-grader Natalia Lazo said she was in the middle of a tournament at Blair High School when she and her teammate were informed that her entire team had been suspended for an undisclosed reason and that she would have to forfeit the rest of her matches. She said she was both upset and confused by the news.

The resulting MCPS investigation confirmed the initial report, finding that Ellis had allowed a student from a local Jewish day school to sub for one of the team’s regular players who was unavailable at the time, according to communications parents received from the school.

I can't understand why the coach thought putting a non-MCPS student-athlete in as a substitute was a risk worth taking. What a stupid move.

And yet, why punish the entire team? That is incredibly harsh and I hope it gets over turned.

Because they knew it and didn't do anything about it. Like accessory to a crime. I think it was the right call by school officials.

Come on, they were kids.

You expect kids to stand up to their coach, or worse, drop the dime on their coach. That's totally unrealistic.

Seems like a valuable life lesson.

MCPS doesn’t want to discuss the Wheaton principal letting non students sit in on classes. Keep deleting this and covering it up.

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Anonymous wrote:Details behind the ineligible student have been revealed: https://moco360.media/2023/02/13/wrestling-season-cancelled-for-wheaton-hs-team-over-a-technicality-parents-say/

The district first paused all wrestling program activities on Jan. 27 after receiving a report that a student athlete unaffiliated with Wheaton had been allowed to compete for the team. This was in violation of MCPS and Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSSAA) rules and regulations.

Wheaton tenth-grader Natalia Lazo said she was in the middle of a tournament at Blair High School when she and her teammate were informed that her entire team had been suspended for an undisclosed reason and that she would have to forfeit the rest of her matches. She said she was both upset and confused by the news.

The resulting MCPS investigation confirmed the initial report, finding that Ellis had allowed a student from a local Jewish day school to sub for one of the team’s regular players who was unavailable at the time, according to communications parents received from the school.

I can't understand why the coach thought putting a non-MCPS student-athlete in as a substitute was a risk worth taking. What a stupid move.

And yet, why punish the entire team? That is incredibly harsh and I hope it gets over turned.

Because they knew it and didn't do anything about it. Like accessory to a crime. I think it was the right call by school officials.

Come on, they were kids.

You expect kids to stand up to their coach, or worse, drop the dime on their coach. That's totally unrealistic.

+1 athletes are taught to follow the coach's lead, not vice versa. it was not incumbent upon the athletes to notify authorities about this matter. i agree this punishment is beyond what is reasonable.

The athletics code of conduct, which is read at each event, requires integrity and sportsmanship. I think it’s a stiff price but not out of bounds. This was terrible conduct.

The code of conduct is read at every event? I'll confess that I only have few MS kids, and my attendance has been limited to football and basketball games at the HS, but I don't recall them ever hushing the crowd and reading the code of conduct over the PA system.

Every single event I’ve ever been to and I go to a lot of events - probably 25 a year.

I have never heard it before. I don’t doubt you, but this is surprising for me.

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Anonymous wrote:Details behind the ineligible student have been revealed: https://moco360.media/2023/02/13/wrestling-season-cancelled-for-wheaton-hs-team-over-a-technicality-parents-say/

The district first paused all wrestling program activities on Jan. 27 after receiving a report that a student athlete unaffiliated with Wheaton had been allowed to compete for the team. This was in violation of MCPS and Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSSAA) rules and regulations.

Wheaton tenth-grader Natalia Lazo said she was in the middle of a tournament at Blair High School when she and her teammate were informed that her entire team had been suspended for an undisclosed reason and that she would have to forfeit the rest of her matches. She said she was both upset and confused by the news.

The resulting MCPS investigation confirmed the initial report, finding that Ellis had allowed a student from a local Jewish day school to sub for one of the team’s regular players who was unavailable at the time, according to communications parents received from the school.

I can't understand why the coach thought putting a non-MCPS student-athlete in as a substitute was a risk worth taking. What a stupid move.

And yet, why punish the entire team? That is incredibly harsh and I hope it gets over turned.

Because they knew it and didn't do anything about it. Like accessory to a crime. I think it was the right call by school officials.

Come on, they were kids.

You expect kids to stand up to their coach, or worse, drop the dime on their coach. That's totally unrealistic.

Seems like a valuable life lesson.

MCPS doesn’t want to discuss the Wheaton principal letting non students sit in on classes. Keep deleting this and covering it up.

So they cheated and got punished. What's the cover up?

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Principal and ex coach hired by principal are friends. find it hard to believe he didn’t know what was going on. Not fair for kids to be punished but we can’t trust the principal to hire someone else. County should step in and do it.

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Who's the principal? I thought they are on leave

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Anonymous wrote:Details behind the ineligible student have been revealed: https://moco360.media/2023/02/13/wrestling-season-cancelled-for-wheaton-hs-team-over-a-technicality-parents-say/

The district first paused all wrestling program activities on Jan. 27 after receiving a report that a student athlete unaffiliated with Wheaton had been allowed to compete for the team. This was in violation of MCPS and Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSSAA) rules and regulations.

Wheaton tenth-grader Natalia Lazo said she was in the middle of a tournament at Blair High School when she and her teammate were informed that her entire team had been suspended for an undisclosed reason and that she would have to forfeit the rest of her matches. She said she was both upset and confused by the news.

The resulting MCPS investigation confirmed the initial report, finding that Ellis had allowed a student from a local Jewish day school to sub for one of the team’s regular players who was unavailable at the time, according to communications parents received from the school.

I can't understand why the coach thought putting a non-MCPS student-athlete in as a substitute was a risk worth taking. What a stupid move.

And yet, why punish the entire team? That is incredibly harsh and I hope it gets over turned.

Because they knew it and didn't do anything about it. Like accessory to a crime. I think it was the right call by school officials.

Come on, they were kids.

You expect kids to stand up to their coach, or worse, drop the dime on their coach. That's totally unrealistic.

Seems like a valuable life lesson.

NP. This seems like a troll post. Really? Kids being punished for an adult's decision is a "life lesson?" The adult did this. There should be a way forward for the students.

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Anonymous wrote:Principal and ex coach hired by principal are friends. find it hard to believe he didn’t know what was going on. Not fair for kids to be punished but we can’t trust the principal to hire someone else. County should step in and do it.

I know the principal and sincerely doubt this. Also, didn't the county mete out the ban?

Honestly, I think I heatd the coach was trying to help a kid out by giving them some match time, not expecting them to do well. Then they did. it was a dumb move. I can't imagine the principal condoning something this out-of-line. He has always been straight forward. I have dealt with him in a number of different capacities. So far, always impressed. Perhaps he has been pressured by higher ups here.

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Doesn't MCPS have a rule you can't punish group of kids for actions they didn't take. an easier way to look is that you can't make a whole class sit out of recess just because one kid is misbehaving. This isn't eaclt the same but still kids who didn't deserve to be punished are being punished.

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Anonymous wrote:Details behind the ineligible student have been revealed: https://moco360.media/2023/02/13/wrestling-season-cancelled-for-wheaton-hs-team-over-a-technicality-parents-say/

The district first paused all wrestling program activities on Jan. 27 after receiving a report that a student athlete unaffiliated with Wheaton had been allowed to compete for the team. This was in violation of MCPS and Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSSAA) rules and regulations.

Wheaton tenth-grader Natalia Lazo said she was in the middle of a tournament at Blair High School when she and her teammate were informed that her entire team had been suspended for an undisclosed reason and that she would have to forfeit the rest of her matches. She said she was both upset and confused by the news.

The resulting MCPS investigation confirmed the initial report, finding that Ellis had allowed a student from a local Jewish day school to sub for one of the team’s regular players who was unavailable at the time, according to communications parents received from the school.

I can't understand why the coach thought putting a non-MCPS student-athlete in as a substitute was a risk worth taking. What a stupid move.

And yet, why punish the entire team? That is incredibly harsh and I hope it gets over turned.

Because they knew it and didn't do anything about it. Like accessory to a crime. I think it was the right call by school officials.

Come on, they were kids.

You expect kids to stand up to their coach, or worse, drop the dime on their coach. That's totally unrealistic.

Seems like a valuable life lesson.

NP. This seems like a troll post. Really? Kids being punished for an adult's decision is a "life lesson?" The adult did this. There should be a way forward for the students.

They knew they were benefiting from an act which is illegal. They were knowingly cheating and did nothing to stop it . Because of this, they deserve to be included in the punishment.

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Anonymous wrote:Details behind the ineligible student have been revealed: https://moco360.media/2023/02/13/wrestling-season-cancelled-for-wheaton-hs-team-over-a-technicality-parents-say/

The district first paused all wrestling program activities on Jan. 27 after receiving a report that a student athlete unaffiliated with Wheaton had been allowed to compete for the team. This was in violation of MCPS and Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSSAA) rules and regulations.

Wheaton tenth-grader Natalia Lazo said she was in the middle of a tournament at Blair High School when she and her teammate were informed that her entire team had been suspended for an undisclosed reason and that she would have to forfeit the rest of her matches. She said she was both upset and confused by the news.

The resulting MCPS investigation confirmed the initial report, finding that Ellis had allowed a student from a local Jewish day school to sub for one of the team’s regular players who was unavailable at the time, according to communications parents received from the school.

I can't understand why the coach thought putting a non-MCPS student-athlete in as a substitute was a risk worth taking. What a stupid move.

And yet, why punish the entire team? That is incredibly harsh and I hope it gets over turned.

Because they knew it and didn't do anything about it. Like accessory to a crime. I think it was the right call by school officials.

Come on, they were kids.

You expect kids to stand up to their coach, or worse, drop the dime on their coach. That's totally unrealistic.

Seems like a valuable life lesson.

NP. This seems like a troll post. Really? Kids being punished for an adult's decision is a "life lesson?" The adult did this. There should be a way forward for the students.

They knew they were benefiting from an act which is illegal. They were knowingly cheating and did nothing to stop it . Because of this, they deserve to be included in the punishment.

They weren't doing anything. The coach put the kid in. the team would have no say on this. Again, I call troll on you. I think you are just trying to stir the pot here.

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Anonymous wrote:Details behind the ineligible student have been revealed: https://moco360.media/2023/02/13/wrestling-season-cancelled-for-wheaton-hs-team-over-a-technicality-parents-say/

The district first paused all wrestling program activities on Jan. 27 after receiving a report that a student athlete unaffiliated with Wheaton had been allowed to compete for the team. This was in violation of MCPS and Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSSAA) rules and regulations.

Wheaton tenth-grader Natalia Lazo said she was in the middle of a tournament at Blair High School when she and her teammate were informed that her entire team had been suspended for an undisclosed reason and that she would have to forfeit the rest of her matches. She said she was both upset and confused by the news.

The resulting MCPS investigation confirmed the initial report, finding that Ellis had allowed a student from a local Jewish day school to sub for one of the team’s regular players who was unavailable at the time, according to communications parents received from the school.

I can't understand why the coach thought putting a non-MCPS student-athlete in as a substitute was a risk worth taking. What a stupid move.

And yet, why punish the entire team? That is incredibly harsh and I hope it gets over turned.

Because they knew it and didn't do anything about it. Like accessory to a crime. I think it was the right call by school officials.

Come on, they were kids.

You expect kids to stand up to their coach, or worse, drop the dime on their coach. That's totally unrealistic.

Seems like a valuable life lesson.

NP. This seems like a troll post. Really? Kids being punished for an adult's decision is a "life lesson?" The adult did this. There should be a way forward for the students.

They knew they were benefiting from an act which is illegal. They were knowingly cheating and did nothing to stop it . Because of this, they deserve to be included in the punishment.

They did not benefit. Wrestling is an individual sport.

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Anonymous wrote:Principal and ex coach hired by principal are friends. find it hard to believe he didn’t know what was going on. Not fair for kids to be punished but we can’t trust the principal to hire someone else. County should step in and do it.

Principal has been allowing non students to sit in Wheaton classes for years. He gets to keep his job but fires coach?

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Anonymous wrote:Details behind the ineligible student have been revealed: https://moco360.media/2023/02/13/wrestling-season-cancelled-for-wheaton-hs-team-over-a-technicality-parents-say/

The district first paused all wrestling program activities on Jan. 27 after receiving a report that a student athlete unaffiliated with Wheaton had been allowed to compete for the team. This was in violation of MCPS and Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSSAA) rules and regulations.

Wheaton tenth-grader Natalia Lazo said she was in the middle of a tournament at Blair High School when she and her teammate were informed that her entire team had been suspended for an undisclosed reason and that she would have to forfeit the rest of her matches. She said she was both upset and confused by the news.

The resulting MCPS investigation confirmed the initial report, finding that Ellis had allowed a student from a local Jewish day school to sub for one of the team’s regular players who was unavailable at the time, according to communications parents received from the school.

I can't understand why the coach thought putting a non-MCPS student-athlete in as a substitute was a risk worth taking. What a stupid move.

And yet, why punish the entire team? That is incredibly harsh and I hope it gets over turned.

Because they knew it and didn't do anything about it. Like accessory to a crime. I think it was the right call by school officials.

Come on, they were kids.

You expect kids to stand up to their coach, or worse, drop the dime on their coach. That's totally unrealistic.

Seems like a valuable life lesson.

NP. This seems like a troll post. Really? Kids being punished for an adult's decision is a "life lesson?" The adult did this. There should be a way forward for the students.

They knew they were benefiting from an act which is illegal. They were knowingly cheating and did nothing to stop it . Because of this, they deserve to be included in the punishment.

They weren't doing anything. The coach put the kid in. the team would have no say on this. Again, I call troll on you. I think you are just trying to stir the pot here.

So sick of “they didn’t know” crap

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Anonymous wrote:Doesn't MCPS have a rule you can't punish group of kids for actions they didn't take. an easier way to look is that you can't make a whole class sit out of recess just because one kid is misbehaving. This isn't eaclt the same but still kids who didn't deserve to be punished are being punished.

Schools have never been all that great or fair regarding dispensing justice. This is why I'm against the argument of MCPS running its own parallel justice system that some parents want. I'd rather they leave criminal matters to the courts.