Type Public Principal Paul Trevino Newspaper Focus Phone +1 409-980-7800 Founded 2000 Lowest grade Ninth grade | Opened 2000 Grades 9-12 Website [1] Color Maroon, White | |
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Silsbee high school boy s basketball southeast texas chevy spotlight
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.
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- Silsbee high school boy s basketball southeast texas chevy spotlight
- Controversy
- Notable alumni and faculty
- References
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 pleaded 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. A later judgment ruled that one of the claims was not frivolous and ordered the amount owed recalculated based on this finding. The Supreme Court declined to review the case.