texas high school football player Her coach forced her to do 400 pushups in an hour as a punishment after she was reportedly hospitalized.
Rockwall Heath High School head football coach John Harrell is being accused of expecting his players to act harsher. He has been placed on administrative leave as the third party investigation is ongoing.
It all comes from a letter sent by the school to parents, Fox 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth Reported.
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The Dallas Morning News reported that one mother said her son was forced to do 300 to 400 pushups and was not allowed water breaks. Her son was hospitalized for rhabdomyolysis, which can lead to kidney damage or failure.
“As parents, we send our children to school with the belief that they will be looked after at the highest level. This has been the case till this unfortunate incident,” said the parent.
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the newspaper said at least eight student-athletes Was hospitalized after last Friday’s incident in the athletic section.
Rockwall Heath administrators said they learned about the incident on Monday and acted quickly.
“The district is also taking interim action, including placing Coach Harrell on administrative leave pending the investigation and notification of the appropriate outside agencies,” the letter to parents said, according to the Dallas Morning News. “District administrators and campus personnel are in contact with affected families and student-athletes.”
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Rockwall Heath High School, known for its athletics, has had Harrell with its football program since 2019. He has been serving as head coach for one year, while prior seasons spent coaching around North Texas.
Football team captain Brady Luff said he did not believe Harrell was punishing the players, as he had seen the drills. Instead, he said it was to “instill discipline”.
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Luff said that water was available for the players, and they were free to leave if they needed to.
Luff said, “He’s treated us with nothing but respect and he loves each one of us as his own.”
Luff’s mother, Stephanie, also didn’t see anything wrong with Harrell’s workout.
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“If there was anything going on with this situation that I felt was going to harm these kids, I would have been the first person to go to the principal’s authority or wherever I needed to go to shut it down, ” He said.