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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://www.mymcpnews.com/2018/11/01/detectives-investigate-report-of-assaults-at-damascus-high-school-involving-students/

If this is a regular tradition, Damascus, the administration and coaches better be held accountable. [/quote]

Whenever I read or hear of cases of male sexual assault as a form of hazing on sports teams I always think that the perpetrators should be named and shamed. That they should be required to formally stand up in front of the entire student body, admit they have a real and serious problem, that they committed disgusting acts, and that they are in a fact a sexual predator bc normal people do not enjoy or engage in these kind of acts.  They should then be required to sit 20 ft from any others in class and not allowed to any student gatherings. They should be required to show attendance and progress in regular therapy. And no this is not mean. This is what needs to happen bc without developing shame and blame they won’t stop. It’s the fear of shame and blame that will fill in for the empathy they don’t have. They will not develop empathy at that age/stage- developmentally the window has passed. One such event like this would quickly help squash any other student’s attempt at trying the same thing.[/quote]

I think counseling by a trauma expert is greatly needed for situations like Damascus High School.  A team of boys did not develop the morality of acting in such a disgusting manor on their own.  Hopefully the investigation will delve in to why the boys did what they did but I would suspect that they at some point in their lives had been abused just like the athletes they became the abusers with.  I reserve judgement and I just hope MCPS will bring in outside trauma experts to work with all the students involved.

For any of the families on the JV Football Team at Damascus High School, you should contact Tree House Assessment Center today.  Tree House offers free resources including medical and psychological services for child victims of sexual abuse.

treehousemd.org

240-777-4699

The Tree House CAC of Montgomery County Maryland
300 Calhoun Place, Suite 700
Rockville, MD 20855[/quote]

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