Teen's duty was to 'support athletes,' court rules
(NEWSER) - A former cheerleader will continue to press legal action against her Texas high school for booting her off her squad when she refused to cheer for the star athlete who she says sexually assaulted her. In addition, when she complained about harassment by her attacker's friends as she entered the school cafeteria, officials just recommended she avoid the area, says the victim, now 18 and identified in court documents as "HS." School officials said the boy wasn't convicted of sexual assault while the girl was on the squad, even though she had filed a complaint, reports ABC News . "At that point, insofar as anyone knew, he wasn't a rapist," said a spokesman. "It frustrates me," said the teen. "All I've wanted all along is for somebody to say they've done wrong." More»
