"They were appalled by the insinuation that they would know something, They know nothing," Addis said, adding his clients cooperated in an independent investigation launched by the school and denied pinning anyone to a floor and prodding them with a broom.
When asked why the three accused students refused to implicate the 10 white students in the hazing scandal, Addis said: If this is a deep-rooted systemic problem, why isn't there anything out there? It's just unbelievable, unconscionable," Addis said of the treatment of his clients. "If there's this pervasive thing going on, there would be video. Yet my three are the only ones being proclaimed the poster child for it? That’s flatly wrong," said Addis, the lawyer who is representing the three suspended students and their families.Īddis, a 1993 De La Salle graduate who also played football there, said he doesn't believe that hazing is deep-rooted at De La Salle, as administrators have claimed. "They have been singled out by this administration as the only ones involved in what President Knight has declared to be systemic, deep-rooted activity. The list of names was sent by text, to the parents of the accused.īut the students "refused to be blackmailed into returning to school," the lawsuit claims. Then came pressure for the accused to talk, the suit states.ĭuring the suspension, the administration sent the three accused athletes a list of 10 white football players, and asked them to confirm that they were all involved in hazing, the lawsuit claims.
They were only told in a telephone call that their sons' names were "mentioned in an investigation," but nothing else, the suit claims. 4, three football players were suspended, though their parents were never given details as to why. According to the lawsuit, here is what the three students and their families have been dealing with: Neither is the alleged victim, they said, noting the teen boy has refused to talk and doesn't want charges brought.īut while the police deal with silence, the new lawsuit offers insight into the investigation and interrogation that the accused say they've been subjected to. In 2017, Giannone was named the Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Team coach of the year.Īccording to police, the three suspended players and a dozen of their teammates are not cooperating. His reputation followed him to De La Salle, where he won two state championships in three years. In 18 seasons at Dakota, Giannone had a 158-51 record, and his teams won the Division 1 state championship in 20. Giannone came to De La Salle in 2016 after building Macomb Dakota into Macomb County’s No. He was on paid administrative leave since shortly after the hazing allegations broke. Giannone, who was hired by the all-boys Catholic school in 2016, could not be reached for comment.
"We are confident we will grow from this experience and continue to build a strong school and, most importantly, strong young men whose futures will reflect the principles on which De La Salle was founded - faith, character, intellect and morality.” "Our hearts and prayers are with those impacted by the hazing, particularly the students who were victimized and their families," De La Salle said in a statement Monday.
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