Silsbee Independent School District
Encyclopedia
Silsbee Independent School District is a public school district
based in Silsbee
, Texas
(USA
).
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
" by the Texas Education Agency
.
The girl's lawyer says the cheerleaders were supposed to yell, "Two, four, six, eight, ten, come on, Rakheem, put it in."
School officials advised the cheerleader "to keep a low profile, such as avoiding the school cafeteria and not taking part in homecoming activities." The victim refused to take the "advice" and sued the school for removing her from the squad. However the 5th U.S. Circuit of Appeals court
upheld the school's decision, and ordered the rape victim to pay the District's court costs for her lawsuit.
School district
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based in Silsbee
Silsbee, Texas
Silsbee is a city in Hardin County, Texas, United States. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 96 and State Highway 327. The population was 6,393 at the 2000 census...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
(USA
United States
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).
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system
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" by the Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency
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.
Controversy
Silsbee High School, the school district, superintendent Richard Bain, and then-principal Gaye Lokey have been criticized for expelling a cheerleader from the school's cheerleading squad because of her refusal to cheer for a basketball player who was alleged to have sexually assaulted her. Rakheem Jamal Bolton pled guilty to misdemeanor simple assault, having been originally indicted on a sexual assault charge.The girl's lawyer says the cheerleaders were supposed to yell, "Two, four, six, eight, ten, come on, Rakheem, put it in."
School officials advised the cheerleader "to keep a low profile, such as avoiding the school cafeteria and not taking part in homecoming activities." The victim refused to take the "advice" and sued the school for removing her from the squad. However the 5th U.S. Circuit of Appeals court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Louisiana* Middle District of Louisiana...
upheld the school's decision, and ordered the rape victim to pay the District's court costs for her lawsuit.
Schools
- Silsbee High (Grades 9-12)
- Edwards-Johnson Memorial Silsbee Middle (Grades 6-8)
- Laura Reeves Elementary (Grades 4-5)
- Read-Turrentine Elementary (Grades 2-3)
- John Henry Kirby Elementary (Grades PK-1)