Posted on 03/04/2006 7:16:11 AM PST by ncountylee
WIGGINS, Colo. -- Three coaches at Wiggins High School have reportedly been suspended after one of them allegedly taped a student to a weightlifting bench for several hours as punishment for disruptive behavior, according to a broadcast report.
A coach with 30-years experience used athletic tape to restrain the 13-year-old boy, covering his eyes, mouth and whole body, according to the boy's mother Stacy Robinson. Coaches refused to untie the boy even after he urinated on himself, she said.
"(I'm) very angry, there is no excuse for this," said Robinson.
A coach who allegedly tied the boy and two other coaches who witnessed the incident have been suspended with pay, according to Wiggins school Superintendent Sharol Little.
"For this to happen is hard for all of us, so I guess I want to give some certainty and assurance to our parents that we're doing all we can with the facts that we have to make sure that it doesn't happen again," she said.
At least 60 people witnesses the incident.
"You always here stuff on TV about things like this happening to kids and you think there has got to be another side to this story, this kid has to be horrible for something like that to happen, the coach just snapped, that wasn't the case here," Robinson said.
I am trying to figure out how a coach can hold down a 13 year old boy and while he tapes him to a bench.
The coach must have had help.
But you would have already beat the hell out of your kid to straighten him out so it's likely you are never going to cross this bridge.
Those who can't, teach.
And those who can't teach, teach gym.
That's fine but if your kid deserved it then you should first beat the hell out of him/her.
Assuming this it what happened, I would like to know if he was restrained because he was a danger.
Did you tape him to a locker room bench? You were a relative, not a public school coach, right? No doubt the kid needed something. What this dumbass did was illegal. It's one thing for parents to use "creative" discipline. It's another for an unrelated public school teacher to do so.
Sounds to me like your nephew has some experience in the area of uncles too. Why don't you provide some details so we can all learn from your methods. For example, did you employ the old 'tape to a weight bench' technique?
"We just have one side of the story. Maybe 2 people stood and watched as reported. It would be unusual though."
You're right. However, I still cannot justify some public school teacher taping a kid to a locker room bench as described. Can you?
There is no justification for this act. I do not care if the kid was the biggest butt on the block, if he is that bad, send him to the office, kick him off the team, call the parents, whatever. This is a clear cut case of the adult in the situation acting without self-control.
This is not funny in any context and should not be brushed off by anyone. My child is an athlete; if a coach did this to another member of her team I would pull her off the team immediately, even if she was not affected in the least physically. She would be emotionally affected by seeing an adult use his larger size to intimidate the student.
The man is on leave without pay for a good reason. He is innocent until proven guilty. He should continue to recieve pay until the matter is resolved. However, IMHO, if he is charged, convicted, or released his pay should be cut off as of the day of the incident.
In short, you are right. No behavior justifies this.
If he was restrained because he was a danger, why didn't the coaches then call the police?
You have a good point. If this is the first time this kid acted out or if there isn't a trail of paret/teacher conferences, then this coach is going to pay dearly. But if the kid has a record of acting out (which is conidential and whe can't know), then that's another story.
And your wives probably deserve a good beating now and then.
Don't they?
Kick him in the groin a few times. That'l learn 'em good!
Only when the dishes pile up :),p>
Seriously, if I didn't straighten out this kid, my wife would have left me. She had my back 100%.
"There is no justification for this act. "
So I believe, too. It's interesting that people decry public schools and public school teachers here on FR all the time, but defend this public school teacher for doing something that is essentially assault and battery.
I would not allow such behavior on the part of any public school teacher. Had it been a kid of mine, there would be serious consequences for the teacher, both legal and otherwise.
Bad kids should be waterboarded and then sent back to class.
Yeah I can. I don't know the circumstances here but I can see a 13 y/o boy in a mans body, being restrained until help arrived, if he was a danger to himself or others. Sometimes, out of control people must be taken down. They will fight being held but usually won't fight a restraint.
"I don't know the circumstances here but I can see a 13 y/o boy in a mans body, being restrained until help arrived,"
I saw nothing in the story about any "help" being called at all. This was simply a retributive act on the "coach's" part. For what, I do not know. However, it constitutes assault and battery on a minor. That's not something I want to condone on the part of some public school teacher, thanks very much.
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