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Cheerleaders Claim Double Standard In Drinking Suspensions
UPDATED: 8:47 am EDT October 19,
2003
CANAL FULTON, Ohio -- Football took a backseat to controversy this week at Northwest High School.Cody Butzer, 18, spent this past week embroiled in a debate over a traffic stop in which he, along with two 17-year-old cheerleaders, were stopped on suspicion of drinking.
The cheerleaders admitted to drinking and were subsequently kicked off their cheerleading and soccer squads. Butzer claimed he hadn't had a drink in over six hours, and thereby avoided suspension.The cheerleading squad protested the action, claiming it was a blatant double standard, which led to the indefinite suspension of cheerleading coach Amy Schill for supporting the protest.Schill has contacted an attorney and she, along with her cheerleading squad, plans to pack a school board meeting later this month to raise their voices and concerns over the drinking incident.Butzer, meanwhile, garnered a suspension Wednesday for an unrelated incident in which he is charged with assault for allegedly punching a pizza deliveryman in the face.Butzer claims self-defense and is scheduled to appear in court for a hearing on Oct. 26.
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Football Player Accused Of Beating Up Pizza Man Previous Stories:
- October 16, 2003: Football Player Suspended After Being Charged With Assault
- October 15, 2003: Football Player Accused Of Punching Deliveryman
- October 14, 2003: Football Player Stays On Team After Involvement In Drinking Incident
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