Silsbee High School

Silsbee High School
Address
1575 Hwy 96 North
Silsbee, Texas, Hardin County, 77656
United States
Coordinates 30°20′38″N 94°09′11″W / 30.344°N 94.153°W / 30.344; -94.153Coordinates: 30°20′38″N 94°09′11″W / 30.344°N 94.153°W / 30.344; -94.153
Information
Type Public
Opened 2000
School district Silsbee Independent School District
Principal Paul Trevino
Vice principal Mary Sapp, David Biddle
Grades 9-12
Color(s) Maroon, White
Mascot Tiger
Newspaper Focus
Website

Silsbee High School is a public high school in Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas. It is the only high school in the Silsbee Independent School District. Their mascot is the Tiger.

Controversy

The school and the school district have been criticized for expelling a cheerleader from the school's cheerleading squad because of her refusal to cheer for a basketball player who pled guilty to sexually assaulting her. The charges were dropped down to assault a year later and the player was given probation. School officials also encouraged the victim to "keep a low profile" and avoid the school cafeteria.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in November 2010 that the victim — who is identified only as H.S. — had no right to refuse to applaud her attacker, because as a cheerleader in uniform, she was an agent of the school. The Fifth Circuit dismissed her case as "frivolous" and sanctioned the girl, ordering her family to pay the school district's $35,000–45,000 legal fees.[1][2][3] A later judgment ruled that one of the claims was not frivolous and ordered the amount owed recalculated based on this finding.[4] The Supreme Court declined to review the case.

Notable alumni and faculty

References

  1. Heldman, Caroline (October 15, 2010). "Cheerleader Required to Cheer for Man Who Assaulted Her". Ms Magazine blog. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
  2. Heller, Matthew (September 29, 2010). "Court's Ruling in Failure-to-Cheer Case Deserves Boos". On Point News. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
  3. Roberts, Selena (November 8, 2010). "High School Dissonance". Sports Illustrated 113 (17). Retrieved November 26, 2010.
  4. "Ex-Cheerleader Gets A Break In Lawsuit Against Texas School District". Kwtx.com. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2014-04-15.

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