8A | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
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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.
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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
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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
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“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
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Cottage 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
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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
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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
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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
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Catholic Churches
1025. N. 19th St.
541-942-3420
Father John J. Boyle
Holy Mass:
Saturday Vigil – 5:30 PM
Sunday – 10:30 PM
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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
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