Posted on 01/12/2023 11:06:11 AM PST by Morgana
Eight high school students in Texas have been hospitalized after their football coach forced them to do 400 push-ups in an hour without any breaks.
Rockwall-Heath High School Head Football Coach, John Harrell, has been put on administrative leave after he reportedly forced students to do 300 to 400 push-ups during an eighth-period athletic class on Friday.
A mother, who did not want to be identified, claimed the football players were forced to do the intense workout without water breaks, according to Fox 4 News.
She said her son was diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis - the breakdown of muscle tissue that can release damaging proteins into the bloodstream, which can cause kidney damage or failure.
It is unclear what the other seven students were diagnosed with. None of the players' identities have been released.
Principal Todd Bradford addressed the situation on Monday, writing in a letter to student-athlete parents: 'On Monday, January 9, 2023, several parents reported that their student(s) subsequently needed medical attention, and in some cases, hospitalization. Please know the District immediately implemented measures to address the situation and provide support for our students.'
It also advised parents to inform their students to see the trainer if they experience not being able to 'bend or extend your arms, unable to lift arms above your head, dark urine (tea or cola-colored), and sharp arm pain,' as well as, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, confusion, or lethargy.
'Student safety is a top priority for Rockwall IDS and we will continue to take immediate and appropriate measures in the best interests of our students as we address this situation,' the letter said.
The Dallas-based school has also launched a third-party investigation into the incident and said students who attended the class on Monday did a light, nonstrenuous workout.
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Yes, I did, I even quoted the money from the article, asshole.
“”I actually did read it, and none of the students were admitted to the hospital””
Did you read the title of the article, did you read the first sentence of the article, did you read the second bullet point of the article, did you read the article?
Did you read those reportings of the 8 students being admitted to the hospital?
Did you read this sentence? “Luff also told WFAA that Harrell was at the hospital ‘all night with those boys’ to make sure they were okay.”
Dumb comment of the day.
Where I live, illegal immigrants go to the ER with the sniffles, because they know they'll be treated. The fact that they were "there all night" tells me they weren't admitted, and weren't triaged as being in bad shape. But hey, you just swallow the British tabloid sensationalism whole.
You have to be on drugs, your posts are nuts.
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