As WISN 12 reports, Washington High School is headed to the state tournament in Basketball. Their star player will be there as well, on the court, competing for the state title.
Why is that headline making. You see, Deontay Long is their star player and he has pled guilty to felony armed robbery. He is awaiting his sentencing later this month. A convicted felon can play High School sports without consequences? Yet be careful of the tobacco, drug or alcohol using players. That's right, if you get caught smoking you can't play. If you are at a party and get caught you can't play. If you get caught with drugs you can't play. But.....If you get caught holding a gun up to an 80-year-old woman and steal a car, go ahead and play. Is the WIAA Serious?
The WIAA says that there is nothing that addresses this in their code of conduct. Well who is at fault here? The WIAA is! This isn't the first time and they can and should have addressed it already.
WISN 12 also reports:
In 2014, Mukwonago's Dominic Cizauskas played in the state basketball tournament at the same time police investigated him for sexual assault.
Two years later, Lake Geneva's Blake Dodd continued playing after police charged him with sexual exploitation of a child.
So at least since 2014 they knew this could happen and never addressed it. You can't keep using the same excuse. With all the talk about the school violence and how we should be addressing it, this seems pretty clear of a red flag that isn't being addressed. A student, with a history of using a gun to commit crimes and low and behold, still in school and participating in sports.
Just amazes me!
WISN 12:
The head of the WIAA, Dave Anderson, told WISN 12 News it's discussed including crime in its conduct code, but he "heard no arguments that needs to happen."
When asked, "Do you have any concerns that needs to happen?"
"Good luck with your story," Anderson said.
This player and student, robbed 2 people and carjacked someone using a gun with his friends, he sat a suspension and apologized so all is good. Unbelievable. My guess is he won't get much of a sentence from the courts either. Ask me again why we have a crime problem.
