Melissa Rick’s son, also a football player, shared the video to call attention to the situation. And he was also suspended.
“All we need is an administration that cares about the issues and is willing to publicly bring awareness to our students and our community, that they are actively looking for ways and resolutions to bring in the parents, bring in the students, and figure out a way to bring these kids together and stop allowing the separation,” parent Melissa Ricks said in a Facebook post.
Another parent said it was unbelievable that the kids who made the “vile, nasty, distasteful video” are still able to attend school. And the students who spoke up about it “to defend themselves are sitting at home.”
Parents and students are all voicing support for the suspended players and asking that the video makers be held responsible, or at least to the same standards.
Statement from Nassau County School District
Nassau County’s Assistant Superintendent Mark Durham gave a statement to explain how the district decided which students to punish.
