To call police or not

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<p>A coach at a local high school declined to call police when a player was jumped ( and knocked unconscious) although he did take the player home ( & his parent called police).</p>

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<p>This school has had issues for years with violence and with staff not calling police but rather referring to their own security staff with incidents like a handicapped student being raped in the bathroom after school. While the district has replaced the principal, ( for other reasons & years later) it’s clear that the school still has problems with violence and that it is not clear what the obligations of staff should be.</p>

<p>The high school that my daughter attended was for a time using the track @ Rainier Beach for her team, because her school didn’t have one. However, after a few incidents her principal decided it was better to have the kids run on the street than continue to practice there.</p>

<p>The school despite special funding & programs is dramatically under enrolled & I think that incidents like this one just contribute to the problem.
I would hope that all district staff bend over backwards to make the schools a safe place for students and call for help when needed.</p>

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<p>I believe that not calling the police to report a crime is a crime in and of itself.</p>

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<p>I can’t understand the failure to contact police. I would think any bystander to an assault would use their cell phone and call 911.</p>

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<p>Some people are hypothesizing that the coach knew the attackers and was trying to " protect" them.</p>

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<p>I am a teacher, and in my state, I am a “mandated reporter” – I WILL lose my license to teach if it is found out I did not report an offense against a child, whether on school time/property or not. The mandated reporter statutes are in place 24/7. (At the risk of perpetuating a stereotype, kind of makes me leery of running into Walmart…).</p>