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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Football is KING at Damascus HS. I won't be terribly surprised if those involved in this crime aren't dealt with as strongly as they would if this had taken place at another school.

I hope that if this has been going on in the past, people will come forth and report it. But, Damascus is a close-knit small town, and unfortunately, it's much more difficult to come forward when you fear that everyone will find out that you are the one who revealed the big secret.

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[b]The crimes themselves are out of the school's hands.  The case is entirely up to MoCo detectives/prosecutors. Including the investigation of the varsity team and its history.[/b]

At the MCPS level (not at the school level) they will remove the accused from the team (for the season for sure, maybe for their HS career), suspend them for 10 days and then have an administrative hearing to see if they can come back to the school, or go to Blair Ewing.  The victims will have the option to change high schools [i]before [/i]the accused are allowed to return to school. 
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SVI is only investigating sexual and physical abuse.  If they do not suspect the coaches of sexual or physical abuse, the police will not investigate the coaches or past history of the team.  They require witnesses to contact them.  SVI will not search out and speak with other victims without them coming forward first.

MCPS has a duty to shut this culture down throughout the county.  It is not just a football and student problem.  It is not just a Damascus problem.  To say it is only the police's responsibility to investigate and give the coaches a free pass because they are not arrested would be an irresponsible response by MCPS.  They should see if the coaches violated any provisions of the MCPS Employee Code of Conduct that created the atmosphere that 5 students felt compelled to sexually assault 4 other students.  If the coaches violated the code of conduct, they should be fired.

If the varsity coach knew hazing was occurring for years on the football teams or played any role that promoted this type of culture, he should immediately be fired.  If nothing else, he should be put on administrative leave till this all gets sorted out.

Sport is supposed to complement academics and build character not shatter a child's mental and physical wellbeing.
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