What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Mississippi
The event(s) occurred in a Mississippi Association of Independent Schools accredited private school. The employee/coach involved has no accreditation or post high school education.
The gist of events is as follows:
YoungMaleAge16 has been targeted by a coach (we'll call him HarassingCoach) for harassment since football season. The primary reason for harassment is he's been a threat to athletic "inheritance". IE stealing a lesser players position on a sports team. If anyone is familiar with private schools in Mississippi then you probably know exactly what I'm talking about. Harassment includes vulgar language, vulgar name calling, "pet names" and nick names meant to degrade and/or question the "masculinity" of the YoungMaleAge16. An elder member of administration had to take over the football team during the season because of the behavior by HarassingCoach. The coach has been targeting YoungMaleAge16 now in basketball. Long story short HarassingCoach decided that 4 players who he verbally coached into disliking YoungMaleAge16 into "voting him off" the team. Only 4 of 15 total players on the team were allowed to vote. Some of these players admitted in text messages that they were coersed into voting him off the team and targeting YoungMaleAge16 for harassment. HarassingCoach instigated/encouraged a confrontation between players, 3 vs 1 of YoungMale16 in the gym at a practice in which the 3 players physically attacked YoungMale16. He tried to defend himself until a 4th player intervened in which he was pinned down. YoungMaleAge16 received scratches on his neck and face area (pictures were taken) during the scuffle. According to the own girlfriend of HarassingCoach she screamed for him to stop the scuffle and it took place in his line of sight.
There's other details and events but that's the gist of it. There ARE witnesses to said events. However they showed a lack of initiative in showing up to give the testimony they claimed they would gladly give. (recorded in text on phone). However some witnesses did show up to file a formal complaint against HarassingCoach. Upon a school board meeting the board decided they would "Talk to HarassingCoach about his language but that YoungMaleAge16 was still kicked off the team and that if he was involved in another incident he would be expelled from the school". Meaning they don't care that he's being harassed, even with witnesses and phone/text evidence to back up his account of events. HarassingCoach lied and said a vote was not taken but the 4 boys had already confessed and instigated and oversaw the vote. Since these altercations are against YoungMale16s will and are forced upon him the boards verdict means any one of these players, including HarassingCoach could instigate an incident with YoungMale16 to intentionally have him permanently expelled from the school system. Basically, they threatened him.
What I'm mostly wondering about is the legal ramifications, since the school board itself has proved useless, for an adult authority figure bullying a student subordinate, using vulgar language and demeaning language on a minor in an education setting, not only verbally harassing but using fellow teammates to instigate physical violence on YoungMale16 and leaving recorded injuries in the process. We also have recorded evidence of text/online bullying by the players in question. I think, also of note is that the younger brother (over 20 and in college) of HarassingCoach, who has no official affiliation with the school has regularly attended lunches at the school cafeteria and has instigated verbal bullying and harassment of YoungMale16 by encouraging other students to do the same, and by making false statements against YoungMale16.
If there is any other information I can supply I am happy to do so and appreciate in advance any help and information you can provide.
The event(s) occurred in a Mississippi Association of Independent Schools accredited private school. The employee/coach involved has no accreditation or post high school education.
The gist of events is as follows:
YoungMaleAge16 has been targeted by a coach (we'll call him HarassingCoach) for harassment since football season. The primary reason for harassment is he's been a threat to athletic "inheritance". IE stealing a lesser players position on a sports team. If anyone is familiar with private schools in Mississippi then you probably know exactly what I'm talking about. Harassment includes vulgar language, vulgar name calling, "pet names" and nick names meant to degrade and/or question the "masculinity" of the YoungMaleAge16. An elder member of administration had to take over the football team during the season because of the behavior by HarassingCoach. The coach has been targeting YoungMaleAge16 now in basketball. Long story short HarassingCoach decided that 4 players who he verbally coached into disliking YoungMaleAge16 into "voting him off" the team. Only 4 of 15 total players on the team were allowed to vote. Some of these players admitted in text messages that they were coersed into voting him off the team and targeting YoungMaleAge16 for harassment. HarassingCoach instigated/encouraged a confrontation between players, 3 vs 1 of YoungMale16 in the gym at a practice in which the 3 players physically attacked YoungMale16. He tried to defend himself until a 4th player intervened in which he was pinned down. YoungMaleAge16 received scratches on his neck and face area (pictures were taken) during the scuffle. According to the own girlfriend of HarassingCoach she screamed for him to stop the scuffle and it took place in his line of sight.
There's other details and events but that's the gist of it. There ARE witnesses to said events. However they showed a lack of initiative in showing up to give the testimony they claimed they would gladly give. (recorded in text on phone). However some witnesses did show up to file a formal complaint against HarassingCoach. Upon a school board meeting the board decided they would "Talk to HarassingCoach about his language but that YoungMaleAge16 was still kicked off the team and that if he was involved in another incident he would be expelled from the school". Meaning they don't care that he's being harassed, even with witnesses and phone/text evidence to back up his account of events. HarassingCoach lied and said a vote was not taken but the 4 boys had already confessed and instigated and oversaw the vote. Since these altercations are against YoungMale16s will and are forced upon him the boards verdict means any one of these players, including HarassingCoach could instigate an incident with YoungMale16 to intentionally have him permanently expelled from the school system. Basically, they threatened him.
What I'm mostly wondering about is the legal ramifications, since the school board itself has proved useless, for an adult authority figure bullying a student subordinate, using vulgar language and demeaning language on a minor in an education setting, not only verbally harassing but using fellow teammates to instigate physical violence on YoungMale16 and leaving recorded injuries in the process. We also have recorded evidence of text/online bullying by the players in question. I think, also of note is that the younger brother (over 20 and in college) of HarassingCoach, who has no official affiliation with the school has regularly attended lunches at the school cafeteria and has instigated verbal bullying and harassment of YoungMale16 by encouraging other students to do the same, and by making false statements against YoungMale16.
If there is any other information I can supply I am happy to do so and appreciate in advance any help and information you can provide.