I was still never informed of the game time and location as of this morning so I sent two more texts to the coach to find out what was going on. The first text was a re-text from last night.
Me (3:01 PM)- I take it since I was not given a time or day for the next game that he's still not invited? If that's the case please do me a favor and tell the parents the truth of why he's not there. I had 2 parents ask me why he wasn't at the last 2 games so I had to tell them that no one told us about them. If you could be truthful I would appreciate it. Thank you.
Me (3:55 PM)- When is the next game? David wants to go. He won't dress or play in it he just wants to go and watch.
I did not receive any reply to either of these texts. I then called the LAC president again, he seemed a little upset when I was talking to him about the situation. The president told me that he was under the impression that I knew about the game time because when the league president contacted him he told him that we would be there. The LAC president, George Kasach, said that he informed coach Shawn Phillips that the player would be there and Shawn said fine and that he would take care of it. Well that was totally not the case because we did not find out the time, date or location of the game until today when I contacted the president because the coach never told us. The coach, Shawn Phillips, then lied to the president that we were on vacation and that's why we weren't there. That is totally not the case and I don't know why Shawn would tell him that since I cleared up everything yesterday that we were never on vacation just intentionally left out. Needless to say that I was able to get the date and time (July 2, 2012 at 6 PM at Burbank Park in Warren, Ohio) so due to a friends suggestion we set up a protest and we will be there. David said that he wants to go but does not want to play because he doesn't want to be the reason if they lose. I contacted the league president to clear up that if it was okay if David goes that as long as he's not in uniform could he watch the game with no consequences to the team. He said that it is perfectly fine and that I need to do what I think is best as a parent. I think it's best to squash the small issues now before they turn into bigger issues later on in life and get everyone informed. The main goal, since this is a silent protest, is just to show our presence and raise autism awareness and get this fraud of a coach out of coaching little kids and teaching them bad morals, such as being okay to discriminate, and we do not want him to be able to coach again so he can't hurt anymore innocent children that just want to play the game and be a part of the team. This is a 9-10 yr. age group.
Everyone's thoughts and comments are always welcome and greatly appreciated. As much as I share with you I also like pointers and your thoughts if you have anyone going through the same issues that me and my son go through on a daily basis.
ReplyDeleteIt broke my heart to read that David didn't want to play because he didn't want to be the reason his team loses. Poor kid.
ReplyDeleteI think you guys are doing a great job handling a tough situation. Sorry I don't have any pointers to help but I have been reading and keeping up and it's great that you have such supportive family and friends who refuse to let David be excluded!!