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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The board did not proactively contact the full alumni and offer counseling services. They were offered to the current team members and those who just graduated. The board had all of the email contact information for rowers for at least 3 years back and could have easily reached out to them and the parents, but chose not to do so.

Also when confronted with this information, the current board president indicated they could not comment on the allegations due to the ongoing investigation. However neither the MPD or US Attorney gave the team any instruction to avoid speaking to alumni and parents.

I get that many of the current board members were new and could claim ignorance of what happened in 2013 and 2018. The kids in 2018 knew the rumors about 2013 (way before they even started at Whitman). Kids talk, adults should listen.

Why did the athletes stay? As commented by others they loved the sport. There is no other sport where the outcome of the race is so dependent upon the people in the boat being in synch.

Many colleges don’t offer crew scholarships so while it may add to an applicant’s profile to have participated in HS, most students do not get any financial benefit on their college costs.

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You may not get money in scholarships but it gives you entry into competitive colleges. Many Whitman parents can afford to pay full price. I get why the girls did not quit the team. HS girls are at a complicated age and they are driven to do things with their group even if it causes stress and unhappiness. Not easy to walk away especially if you are good and enjoy the sport. No blame on them. It is the adults who should have known better. The board was clearly toxic and the other crew parents were probably intimidated by the board and didn’t want to be on the outs with the coach. It is depressing. Not an easy situation to navigate by any means but sad that hardly any adult was willing to stick their neck out and call Shipley out. Sad that the former Whitman principal also turned a blind eye. He must have worked with Shipley for years[/quote]

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