Knowing Nathan as well as I do, and having discussed it with people who know the situation, most of what was said is complete rubbish. Yes, there was some stuff happen that was against the rules, and those involved are being disciplined appropriately. Speaking from experience, most high schoolers take part in this stuff at least once in their life, and many kids do it every weekend. It seems a little unfair to me that because of Nathan's name, he's held to a higher standard than other kids his age. However it's something that will happen no matter what, and I think this will be a great lesson for him. I expect Nathan to mature a lot in the next week.
The only mention of an involved students name on this thread was by you.
Was there mention of any standard, let alone a higher standard for specific individuals?
I learned of this matter Sunday evening and choose to stay quiet as it was simply none of my business, and I believe Coach Ross to be an outstanding role model for high school athletes. I learned of the Kansas.com post yesterday evening and did not read the thread until this morning. I do know my high school daughter (a wrestling cheerleader) and high school son have been in similar situations and chose to inform their friends of the dangers of their destructive behavior. My son was recently called at 01:30 A.M to pick up a wrestling teammate who had too much to drink. My wife and I allowed my son to pick up the teammate as we were thrilled the child chose not to drive. The teammate knew Ryan was sober as they were at the same party and Ryan choose to leave when the alcohol arrived.
There are children who have been taught the dangers of this type of activity and make the appropriate decisions.
To suggest that one individual is held to a higher standard is ludicrous when ten (10) of fourteen (14) wrestlers and four (4) team managers have been suspended from school and the four (4) managers reportedly kicked off the team. My source for this information is one of the suspended students parent.
At first blush, and if the managers were indeed kicked off the team, (the students parent assures me she was kicked off) it appears as though the managers were held to the higher standard, and not your friend who you so loyally defend.
