Silsbee High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Silsbee High School
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| streetaddress=1575 Hwy 96 North
| city =Silsbee, Texas
| county = Hardin County
| country = United States
| zipcode = 77656
| coordinates = {{coord|30.344|-94.153|display=inline,title}}
| established =
| opened = 2000
| type = Public
| district = Silsbee Independent School District
| grades = 9-12
| superintendent =
| principal = Scott Schwartz
| enrollment = 825 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4840230&ID=484023004562|title=SILSBEE H S|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 28, 2024}}
| teaching_staff = 62.50 (FTE)
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| mascot = Tiger
| newspaper =Focus
| colors = {{color box|maroon}} {{color box|white}}
| website = [https://www.silsbeeisd.org/silsbeehighschool]
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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.{{cite web|url=http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/10/15/cheerleader-required-to-cheer-for-man-who-assaulted-her/|title=Cheerleader Required to Cheer for Man Who Assaulted Her|work= Ms Magazine blog|first=Caroline |last= Heldman|date= October 15, 2010|accessdate=November 26, 2010}}{{cite web
|url= http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Court-s-Ruling-in-Failure-to-Cheer-Case-Deserves-Boos.html
|title=Court's Ruling in Failure-to-Cheer Case Deserves Boos |work=On Point News
|accessdate=November 26, 2010|first=Matthew|last=Heller|date= September 29, 2010}}{{Cite magazine|url= http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1176719/index.htm
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101107031637/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1176719/index.htm
|url-status= dead
|archive-date= November 7, 2010
|title=High School Dissonance|date= November 8, 2010|magazine=Sports Illustrated|first=Selena|last=Roberts
|accessdate=November 26, 2010|volume=113|number=17}} A later judgment ruled that one of the claims was not frivolous and ordered the amount owed recalculated based on this finding.{{cite news|url=http://www.kwtx.com/news/headlines/Ex-Cheerleader_Gets_A_Break_In_Lawsuit_Against_Texas_School_District_129687168.html?ref=168 |title=Ex-Cheerleader Gets A Break In Lawsuit Against Texas School District |publisher=Kwtx.com |date=2011-09-12 |accessdate=2014-04-15}} The Supreme Court declined to review the case.
Notable alumni and faculty
- Kalon Barnes, professional football cornerback who is a free agent
- Curtis Buckley - played cornerback for four seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, three seasons for the San Francisco 49ers, and one season for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins
- William Graham - played safety for six seasons for the Detroit Lions
- H. Palmer Hall - poet, author, editor and librarian who taught two years at Silsbee
- Mark Henry - Olympic weightlifter and professional wrestler
- James Hunter - played seven seasons as a defensive back for the Detroit Lions
- Chloe Jones, adult actress and model
- Brandi McCain - basketball player, played one season with the WNBA Los Angeles Sparks
References
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External links
- {{Official website|URL=http://shs.silsbeeisd.org/?sessionid=39bf1d5ef1946dafed10d44b1e18c2e4&t|Silsbee HS official website}}
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Category:Schools in Hardin County, Texas
Category:Public high schools in Texas
Category:2000 establishments in Texas
Category:Educational institutions established in 2000
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