News Video, High School Rape Victim Spends Two Years in Court Fighting Ouster From Squad. (Houston: attorneys, public school)

[texasdiver]

Originally Posted by blkgiraffe

Pretty much. The state is going to cut education costs, but they most likely won't touch the athletic department.

Yes, the state is planning to slash education funding. But individual districts still have much autonomy in deciding how to budget their money. There certainly aren't any restrictions from the state level that require local districts to spend on say...football...instead of science labs or music.

In any event, I'd be curious to see how athletic budgets pencil out at the typical HS. What percentage of the budget is coaching vs equipment vs travel vs grounds keeping and utilities (water and electricity).

But yes, this thread is very old.

[blkgiraffe]

Originally Posted by texasdiver

Yes, the state is planning to slash education funding. But individual districts still have much autonomy in deciding how to budget their money. There certainly aren't any restrictions from the state level that require local districts to spend on say...football...instead of science labs or music.

But, we know that most likely won't happen. Football over academics is the law of the land.

[getmeoutofhere]

Originally Posted by ETex2

So what?

The story shows the absurdity of our court systems and the great lengths that schools will go to in order to protect their prized athletes.

There was already a very long thread on it back when it was relevant.

[kenshi]

I'm not finding a thread about it.

[ETex2]

I didn't see the thread either. But since the story is 8 months it's no longer "relevant". It's bothering someone that we are discussing it, so we must stop I guess.

[Topaz]

The story isn't over. There is a current petition protesting the court's order that the girl's family pay $35K in legal fees.

Women's Rights Petition: Tell Silsbee HS: Don't Make Victim Pay $35,000 For Refusal to Cheer Rapist | Change.org

[loves2read]

and for someone from MI to reopen an old thread just to complain about how justice in TX works--
looks like you could find enough stories about unjust events in Michigan

[kenshi]

This thread was started two days ago. Nobody seems to be able to find an old thread about it either. Plus Texas has one of the most screwed up governments in the country. It's not normal to expect someone to pay $35,000 because they wouldn't cheer for someone that raped them.

[The Cash Register]

I love watching and rooting for school sports but this is too far. The school should be able to understand her predicament if she said how she had a problem with it.

[Philip T]

Any real, open, just-the-facts information on this?

Did they publish the lawsuit?