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8A | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL CGHS from A7 Because of the school’s restrictive protocol on re- leasing details about mi- nors, the degree to which harassment has taken place this year in the high school locker room remains unclear and the reasons for disciplinary actions resulting from the school’s investigation have not been released. However, The Sentinel was able to confirm that the police department’s investigation turned up no other cases rising to the level of criminal ac- tion. “At no time during the investigation did we think there were other people at risk,” said Shepherd, who added that, to his knowledge, no cases of this nature have emerged or been opened in the last two decades. Shepherd, who himself worked as an assistant basketball coach at the high school for several years up until 2017, said, “There have been thefts at the high school. There have been thefts from locker rooms. There has been harassment. But nothing to the degree of a broomstick.” In Shepherd’s experi- ence as a coach, he said misbehavior to a lesser extent had its place. “We had to yell at kids and tell them to quit run- ning around or chasing people or snapping them with towels ...” he said. “But we never dealt with anything like this.” On Oct. 25, KEZI re- ported that the family of a second victim had stepped forward to allege that their 14-year-old son had been similarly as- saulted by members of the football team, also with a broomstick. In the report, the fam- ily said it suspected that there were more victims. McCasline addressed the alleged second in- cident in an interview with The Sentinel, saying “We have investigated all known reports, includ- ing the [new] one being brought forward, and have taken appropriate action,” he said. “There wasn’t anything to refer to the police and we issued consequences appropri- ately.” The police department stated it has not found ev- idence of any other cases matching the description of harassment alleged by the second family and em- phasized in statements to The Sentinel that only one criminal case has resulted from investigations. locker room. In a statement released school has addressed the football team about ex- “We made [students] some assurances and told them where we’re headed, what we expect of them and what we expected of all of us in the future.” — Brian McCasline, Interim Assist. Superintendent Moreover, McCasline did not believe that such actions were common- place. “During the investi- gation, there was no ev- idence that this was a long-standing pattern of behavior,” he said. Even so, the school dis- trict has stated that it is taking steps to prevent similar incidents from happening again. “We have modified our supervision in the locker room to make sure that coaches are within eye and earshot of students at all times,” McCasline said. “We need every athlete within sight and sound at this point.” Until recently, line-of- site supervision wasn’t a requirement, with coach- es primarily relying on audio supervision of the on Oct. 24, Superinten- dent Larry Sullivan spoke to the school’s change in policies while explaining why it had not published details of the case earlier, citing the need to protect the investigations and students. “We did not provide more details about the students involved because we have an obligation to protect the privacy of our students, not only in this instance, but at all times,” Sullivan said in the state- ment. In taking steps to pre- vent future cases, the pectations with regards to hazing, harassment and bullying. Future sessions are also planned with all sports teams on these top- ics. District officials said that a third party, such as the Oregon School Ath- letic Association (OSAA) will likely oversee changes made to the school’s pol- icies. The district was unable to speak specifically to what was being done for the freshman victim in the criminal case, howev- er, due to student privacy. “There’s a policy with regards to what we do [for victims] when there’s alle- gations of harassment or bullying,” said McCasline. Sullivan added that the school offers services in cases where students may need counseling. On the morning of Oct. 25, school officials spoke to students in an assembly which addressed the issue of harassment. “We made some as- surances and told them where we’re headed, what we expect of them and what we expected of all of us in the future,” Mc- Casline said. Among those expecta- tions, McCasline said, is a school district that is at- tentive and responsive to student reports of harass- ment, intimidation and bullying. “If there are any other reports that haven’t been reported to the Cottage Grove police or the school district, then we of course would want to know that,” said McCasline. LTD CONNECTOR For casual travel within Cottage Grove Monday thru Friday Two great services to fit your needs! To book a ride call (541) 942-0456 Door to Door Metro & Local For when time is of the essence Great for trips with appointment times. Cottage Grove 200 Gateway Blvd. Cottage Grove, OR 97424 4 (541) 942-5400 Mon. - Sat. 8am - 9pm Sun. 9am - 8pm Ed & Kori Sowa Independent Owner-Operators facebook.com/CottageGroveGroceryOutlet SAVE 40-70% ON GROCERIES. BEAUTIFUL, HUH? Worship Directory COTTAGE GROVE: 6th & Gibbs Church of Christ 195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822 10:00am Christian Education: Pre-K through 5th www.6thandgibbs.com First Presbyterian Church 3rd and Adams St 541-942-4479 Rev.: Karen Hill Worship: 10:00am Sunday School: 10:00am fpcgrove.com Calvary Baptist Church 77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290 Pastor: Riley Hendricks Sunday School: 9:45am Worship: 11:00am The Journey: Sunday 5:00pm Praying Thru Life: Wednesday 6:00pm Hope Fellowship United Pentecostal Church 100 S. Gateway Blvd. 541-942-2061 Pastor: Dave Bragg Worship: 11:00am Sunday Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday www.hopefellowshipupc.com “FINDING HOPE IN YOUR LIFE” Church of Christ 420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565 Sunday Service: 10:30am Cottage Grove Bible Church 1200 East Quincy Avenue 541-942-4771 Pastor:Bob Singer Worship 11am Sunday School:9:45am AWANA age 3-8th Grade, Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm www.cgbible.org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ottage Grove Faith Center 33761 Row River Rd. 541-942-4851 Lead Pastor: Kevin Pruett www.cg4.tv Full Childrenʼs Ministry available Services: 9:00am & 10:45am Delight Valley Church of Christ 33087 Saginaw Rd. East 541-942-7711 • Pastor: Bob Friend Two Services: 9am - Classic in the Chapel 10:30am - Contemporary in the Auditorium First Baptist Church 301 S. 6th st • 541-942-8242 Pastor: David Chhangte Sunday School 9:30am Worship Service 10:30am Youth Wednesday 6:30pm cgfi rstbaptist.com St. Philip Benizi, Creswell 552 Holbrook Lane Sunday 8:30 AM St. Andrews Episcopal Church 1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050 Rev. Lawrence Crumb “Church with the fl ags.” Worship: Sunday 10:30am All Welcome Seventh-day Adventist Church 820 South 10th Street 541-942-5213 Pastor: Kevin Miller Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am Worship Service: Saturday, 10:40 Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00 Living Faith Assembly 467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612 Trinity Lutheran Church Worship Services Sundays: 9a & 11a 6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373 Youth Worship Sundays: 11a (all Pastor: James L. Markus ages welcome) Sunday School & Adult Education Mondays: 5:30p (6th-12th grades) 9:15am Sunday Worship 10:30 am Non-Denominational Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & Thur Church of Christ 5:00pm TLC Groups 1041 Pennoyer Ave tlccg.com 541-942-8928 Preacher: Tony Martin United Methodist Church Sunday Bible Study:10:00am 334 Washington 541-942-3033 Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm New Pastor Craig Pesti- Strobel www.pennoyeravecoc.com Worship 10:30am umcgrove.org Old Time Gospel Fellowship 103 S. 5th St. • 541-942-4999 “VICTORY” Country Church Pastor: Jim Edwards 913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913 Sunday Service: 10:00am Pastor: Barbara Dockery Join in Traditional Christian Worship Worship Service: 10:00am Message: “WE BELIEVE IN Our Lady of Perpetual Help MIRACLES” and St. Philip Benizi Catholic Churches 1025. N. 19th St. 541-942-3420 Father John J. Boyle Holy Mass: Saturday Vigil – 5:30 PM Sunday – 10:30 PM For weekday and Holy Day of Obligation schedule see website OLPHCG.net Confession: 4 PM to 5 PM Saturdays or by appointment CRESWELL: Creswell Presbyterian Church 75 S 4th S • 541-895-3419 Rev. Seth Wheeler Adult Sunday School 9:15am Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am website www.creswellpres.org Our Worship Directory is a weekly feature in this newspaper. If your congregation would like to be a part of this directory, contact us today! S entinel C ottage G rove 541-942-3325 116 N. 6th Street Cottage Grove, OR
