Go Skins Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 http://espn.go.com/boston/story/_/id/9826842/high-school-athlete-massachusetts-suspended-driving-drunk-friend North Andover (Mass.) High School senior volleyball player Erin Cox was suspended for five games and stripped of her captaincy after driving to pick up a friend who was too drunk to drive, according to multiple reports. The school punished Cox following an incident two weeks ago in which she received a call from a friend who was too drunk to drive home from a party. When Cox arrived to pick up her friend, police already were there and arrested several people for underage possession of alcohol, and warned several others they'd be summoned to court for drinking. Cox's mother, Eleanor, told the Boston Herald her daughter was among those summoned despite Boxford police officer Brian Neeley vouching for Erin's sobriety. Eleanor Cox filed a lawsuit hoping to reverse the school's decision, citing a written statement from Neeley, but the court ruled Friday it had no jurisdiction over the matter. "She did what she thought was right, and I'm very proud of her," Eleanor Cox told WBZ-TV in Boston on Sunday night. Attorney Geoffrey Bok, who represented the school in court Friday, told the Herald that school officials were left with little choice once police became involved, telling the paper, "The school is trying to take a very serious and principled stand regarding alcohol. And we all get that. Teen drinking is a serious problem." North Andover athletic director Jon Longley did not respond to messages seeking comment Monday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 WTF was the school thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyInDC Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 WTF was the school thinking? by my estimation, not much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThurmanMunster Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 by my estimation, not much. coming from someone with an education background, the school administrations rarely do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esjbh2 Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Zero Tolerance policies need some re-thinking. How about Near-Zero Tolerance policies for when common sense actually makes sense??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Skins Posted October 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 There are rumors the parents may sue the school. On what grounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange 'n Black Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 There are rumors the parents may sue the school. On what grounds? I heard they tried but the court ruled it didn't have jurisdiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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