The issue is that if Beck hadn't decided to chase this, they would have gotten away with this, making a token firing and sweeping it under the rug. There is a serious problem in the school and in the school system in Columbus in general if they are going to essentially protect these people who try to cover up this sort of nightmare rather than deal with it. There have been several comparisons to Bernard Cardinal Law for a reason. Accepting the cover up, he allowed these horrible things to continue year after year in a whole number of places.. almost as great an evil as the original offense. And, all of these folks have not been held accountable, rather the parishioners of these churches have borne the burden of the cost of these horrors, and the sick and the poor who would have otherwise benefited by the monies paid to settle these suits.
In Columbus, the taxpayers ultimately will have to pay any costs associated with this breathtaking stupidity, and they have a right to demand that the City and the School wake up.
"very unlikely broke any law trying to to tell this poor father to do anything.. but even if they did, this is not the issue"
IIRC, the principal did not call the father. One of the girl's teachers did. The principal asked the father not to call the police that day, but, rather, the next, saying something to the effect of he would be pleased with the outcome or some such. Having followed the story, it seems one of the LEOs for the HS was off that day. It could also be a delaying tactic to simply allow the heat of the moment to evaporate and the evidence to disappear.
I do have a question: are the girl and her attackers of the same race? Does anyone know?