Needham Girls HS Hazing

It was obvious about 50 pages ago that there was a whole lot more to this then a handful of meany seniors torturing freshmen, but some of you dopes take a whole lot longer to figure it out. People believe what they want to believe. That's why we have a president with NO experience running this country!

Wow, this witty post really required some thought.

It was obvious about 50 pages ago that there was a whole lot more to this then a handful of meany seniors torturing freshmen, but some of you dopes take a whole lot longer to figure it out. People believe what they want to believe. That's why we have a president with NO experience running this country!

Maybe you can tell us the "truth"?

Looks like it's in the end game and now the fingers are being pointed at the coach and school administration for failure to inform/warn????

It was obvious about 50 pages ago that there was a whole lot more to this then a handful of meany seniors torturing freshmen, but some of you dopes take a whole lot longer to figure it out. People believe what they want to believe. That's why we have a president with NO experience running this country!

Looks like it's in the end game and now the fingers are being pointed at the coach and school administration for failure to inform/warn????

Makes you proud to be an American.

Looks like it's in the end game and now the fingers are being pointed at the coach and school administration for failure to inform/warn????

Under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 269, Sections 17-19 and 603 CMR 33.00, all
secondary schools, both public and private, must:
· adopt anti-hazing policies as part of their disciplinary policies, and
· distribute copies of the anti-hazing law to all students enrolled full-time; to all student groups, teams, and organizations that are part of or are recognized by the school, or are permitted by the school to use its name and facilities; and to all known unaffiliated student groups, teams, or organizations.

Every year, secondary school principals or headmasters must:
· collect a signed acknowledgement from a contact person for each student organization
regarding distribution of information and agreement to comply with the law, and
· submit a report to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (“the
Department”) certifying that the school has complied with the law. The reports must be filed
with the Department on or before October 1. By November 1, the Department must notify
the Attorney General of any school that has not filed a report.

This is used to be done at Needham High. Unless absolutely nothing happened it is time to let it go and move on.

Wonder if Coach T filed one of these forms in accordance with Mass State Law???? Wonder if the AD and school prinicipal made sure he did?

http://www.miaa.net/student-group-an...form%20_2_.pdf

Under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 269, Sections 17-19 and 603 CMR 33.00, all
secondary schools, both public and private, must:
· adopt anti-hazing policies as part of their disciplinary policies, and
· distribute copies of the anti-hazing law to all students enrolled full-time; to all student groups, teams, and organizations that are part of or are recognized by the school, or are permitted by the school to use its name and facilities; and to all known unaffiliated student groups, teams, or organizations.

Every year, secondary school principals or headmasters must:
· collect a signed acknowledgement from a contact person for each student organization
regarding distribution of information and agreement to comply with the law, and
· submit a report to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (“the
Department”) certifying that the school has complied with the law. The reports must be filed
with the Department on or before October 1. By November 1, the Department must notify
the Attorney General of any school that has not filed a report.

You Needham parents that continue to fight this are just pathetic! Take ownership for goodness sake.

Under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 269, Sections 17-19 and 603 CMR 33.00, all
secondary schools, both public and private, must:
· adopt anti-hazing policies as part of their disciplinary policies, and
· distribute copies of the anti-hazing law to all students enrolled full-time; to all student groups, teams, and organizations that are part of or are recognized by the school, or are permitted by the school to use its name and facilities; and to all known unaffiliated student groups, teams, or organizations.

Every year, secondary school principals or headmasters must:
· collect a signed acknowledgement from a contact person for each student organization
regarding distribution of information and agreement to comply with the law, and
· submit a report to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (“the
Department”) certifying that the school has complied with the law. The reports must be filed
with the Department on or before October 1. By November 1, the Department must notify
the Attorney General of any school that has not filed a report.

"Another Needham resident, J.P. Pages, spoke during the comment period about the incident. He said the school suspended the girls under a statue forbidding hazing, but the same statue requires the school to give copies of the hazing policy to all coaches. The coaches, in turn, are supposed to relay the policy to each athlete, he said.

Pages said his two children who have attended Needham High never received the policy, and he has spoken with other parents who have said their children never received it, either."

Uh-oh. Looks like they are now accusing the coach and AD with violating school, state and MIAA rules/laws.

Just when you thought this thing had died down...

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/...want_to_a.html

These parents continue to set a bad example for their daughters.

Taken from article --

Mary Ellen Dunn, a parent of a girl on the team that was allegedly involved in hazing incidents last month, said she was speaking on behalf of the team when she addressed the committee during the public comment period of the meeting tonight. She said the group would like to make a presentation when the school committee meets again on Dec. 7.

Dunn, echoing other parents' comments on the matter over the last several days, said the hazing occurred on Oct. 29 outside of school and was resolved among the girls involved before the next school day.

The decision by the school administration to suspend senior girls involved was “a misjudgement,” she said.
--

So, becasue the hazing took place 'outside of school', it is ok? Because teenagers, who didn't have the ability to determine that any hazing is unnaccpetable, 'resolved' it themselves, it is OK? As a result of all that, the administration made a 'misjudgement'?

Unbelievable...

This is the definition of the cujo person.

"If he were to punch you in the face you would have to fight off the strong desire to thank him"

"His blood smells like cologne."

"Bulls flat out refuse to fight him."

"He once had a ménage ŕ trois by himself."

"He once had an awkward moment, just to see how it feels."

"His business card simply says 'I'll call you.'"

"Sharks have a week dedicated to him."

“He will issue you a yellow card just because you are a parent."

“He will give you a red, just because he can."

Because, he is after all, The Most Interesting Man in the World.

People who act all tough and macho in anonymous forums make me laugh because they are obviously trying to convince themselves they are all tough and macho

This is the definition of the cujo person.

Back to the subject of the thread, please. Will anyone ever state that they did anything wrong here?

Yes they did something wrong.

And at least one other person, the person who reported the incident, felt that way.

And the father/attorney who went to court to get the injusction felt that way. Remember, he did not deny any wrongdoing, he felt the punishment (game suspension) was too severe and tried to get it changed.

Maybe the kids don't feel like they did anything wrong and that the event has been blown out of proportion. OR they have followed Mayor Curley's advice. i.e. don't speak when you can nod, don't nod when you can wink.....

I heard that some of the girls and their parents have accepted their responsibility and resultant suspension but some have not and continue to fight to get their kids off the hook for it.