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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^one other point: the Whitman crew parent's defense of "we just couldn't imagine it" is like what Joe Paterno said in defending his continued support of Jerry Sandusky well after he knew about the allegations.  That is, he just couldn't conceive as possible.  And again: if you are a parent with oversight of children, *it is your job* to educate yourself and to force yourself to consider these kinds of scenarios.  Mandated reporters don't get to say they just couldn't believe something could happen, so they ignored the signs.  Ignorance is a poor defense.[/quote]

I am the Whitman crew parent, and I think you are over-spinning what I said.
But I take your point.

Know that one is trying to get off the hook here.

Meantime, the board has offered free counseling services to current and former rowers (and maybe their families--I'm not positive about that).
The counseling is being paid for with donations.
Maybe you have suggestions for what else the team could do.[/quote]

I would hope the board is dissolved. Whitman HS needs to take some ownership and responsibility for the crew team if it is going to be affiliated with the school. I’m a Whitman parent (not a crew parent) and this horrific incident has given the entire HS a black eye. Why were such callous and irresponsible shenanigans by the crew board/parents tolerated? Thousands of dollars just to join the team? Where is the common sense? Where is the equity? And folks may pretend otherwise but many (not all) parents at Whitman are obsessed with admissions to top colleges. [/quote]

Crew has always been a very expensive sport.  There is zero equity in this stuff but most of the whitman parents can afford it.  Whitman is responsible if its affiliated with the school.  It should be private, not school affiliated.[/quote]

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