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.

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]

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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