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Silsbee High School

Coordinates: 30°20′38″N 94°09′11″W / 30.344°N 94.153°W / 30.344; -94.153
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Silsbee High School
Address
Map
1575 Hwy 96 North

Silsbee, Texas
,
Hardin County
77656

United States
Coordinates30°20′38″N 94°09′11″W / 30.344°N 94.153°W / 30.344; -94.153
Information
TypePublic
Opened2000
School districtSilsbee Independent School District
PrincipalScott Schwartz
Faculty62.95 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment814 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.93[1]
Color(s)   
MascotTiger
NewspaperFocus
Website[1]

Silsbee High School is a public high school in Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas. It is the only high school in the Silsbee Independent School District. Their mascot is the Tiger.

Controversy

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The school and the school district have been criticized for expelling a cheerleader from the school's cheerleading squad because of her refusal to cheer for a basketball player who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting her. The charges were dropped down to assault a year later and the player was given probation. School officials also encouraged the victim to "keep a low profile" and avoid the school cafeteria.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in November 2010 that the victim — who is identified only as H.S. — had no right to refuse to applaud her attacker, because as a cheerleader in uniform, she was an agent of the school. The Fifth Circuit dismissed her case as "frivolous" and sanctioned the girl, ordering her family to pay the school district's $35,000–45,000 legal fees.[2][3][4] A later judgment ruled that one of the claims was not frivolous and ordered the amount owed recalculated based on this finding.[5] The Supreme Court declined to review the case.

Notable alumni and faculty

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "SILSBEE H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Heldman, Caroline (October 15, 2010). "Cheerleader Required to Cheer for Man Who Assaulted Her". Ms Magazine blog. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
  3. ^ Heller, Matthew (September 29, 2010). "Court's Ruling in Failure-to-Cheer Case Deserves Boos". On Point News. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
  4. ^ Roberts, Selena (November 8, 2010). "High School Dissonance". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 113, no. 17. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
  5. ^ "Ex-Cheerleader Gets A Break In Lawsuit Against Texas School District". Kwtx.com. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
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