Rockwall-Heath students, parents show support for suspended football coach at school board meeting

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Dozens of students and parents attended Rockwall ISD's board meeting to express their support for a coach suspended over what other parents are calling a dangerous workout.

They entered Tuesday’s meeting together all wearing matching shirts that said "Keep Harrell."was suspended last week after conducting a workout that landed some of his players in the hospital. Some of them were there for days.

The coach was placed on administrative leave following a Jan. 6 workout that landed several players in the hospital. "I think some of us, as parents, have failed. If our kids are going to play a sport, we should push them and do what we need to at home because of the demand," he said. "It’s bound to happen again. Maybe not next year, but it’s going to happen again. Because it’s football."In the days following the workout, some started showing symptoms of rhabdomyolysis, a dangerous medical condition where muscle tissue breaks down too fast."He could not lift his arms, brush his teeth.

 

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Good for these kids! The others should just wear skirts!

Picked their coach over their friends/teammates?

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