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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This did happen. 4 players were removed. No hazing, just horrific bullying. No coaches were aware and all was handled internally. Believe or not, it did happen. I think they handled this properly without media trying to make it a bigger deal than it already is. All parents seem to be satisfied with decision. [/quote]

Fellow DCU parent here.  I agree with all of that.  I don't think the club was at fault at all, and when they found out they handled it appropriately, with the focus on ensuring the safety of the players moving forward.

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What age group was affected? [/quote]

Well all 4 players are at Arlington now! hahaha.  [/quote]

I hope this isn't true. What kind of a punishment or lesson is that?[/quote]

I don't understand why a kid wouldn't get a second chance.  Just because the kid screwed up at DCU, that should not mean the kid is out of soccer forever.  When high schools expel kids, they get them a spot at another high school in the district.  I'd rather have these kids with a second chance so they can get it right than hanging at the 7-11 and getting into worse issues.   [/quote]

I don't know what happened so this is all speculative. I would agree if there were some kind of suspension. Maybe the miss a season or at least part of one. Something to impress on them that there are consequences to their actions. Moving from one DA club seamlessly to the next does not seem like much of a punishment.[/quote]

You're right you can only speculate what's fair since you don't know what happened.   It was bad.  Really bad. No criminal charges only because it was so far away.

I just keep thinking about the victims.   I can't even begin to imagine how those kids managed to take the field and try to play after what they went through.   They kept it secret for months,  not even telling their parents. 
[b] This is the kind of trauma that will stay with them the rest of their lives.  [/b]The kids that did this to them should not be allowed anywhere near them, never mind on the same soccer field.   [/quote]

Were they raped?  Physically beaten? This post is very dramatic if it were along the lines of name-calling/ribbing.  I think anyone with a kid on one of these DA teams or about to join should know for security/safety.[/quote]

It sounds horrible. I am truly sorry for the victims. What do you mean "no criminal charges only because it was so far away"? Do you mean because it happened too long ago? That is too bad. You know, if it is as bad as you make it sound, I really think it is irresponsible and inappropriate to just put the kids on another team. [/quote]

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