North Carolina Female Athletes Suspended After Protesting School’s Tolerant Treatment of Football Player Charged With Sexual Assault
Charlotte Observer reported, the two members of the girls’ volleyball team who spoke out were issued a one day suspension, for violating the school board’s policy on student protests. Officials said that while a separate, planned indoor demonstration in the school’s gym was authorized, the “disruptive” student walk-out was not.
“Other sports teams were represented in the protest — hundreds of students were protesting — but the volleyball team was on the front line,” one of the girls’ parents told the Observer. “If you can’t punish them all, you can’t punish any.”
Simpson, the other suspended student, turned in her jersey when her coach told them of the suspension.
“We were benched simply for demanding a safer environment not only for us, but for all girls on a CMS campus,” she said. “I will not play for a team or school that punishes its athletes for wanting a safer environment. It’s time to take a stand. We need to take action now.”
Both the state of North Carolina and Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools only require student athletes be suspended from their teams if they are found guilty of a crime. However, following the Oct. 1 protest, Erica Turner, the Athletic Director at Olympic, said that “any student-athlete that is arrested or charged with a criminal offense will not be allowed to participate while charges are pending.”
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