Football Player’s Weight Room Injury Case Crippled by Motion to Dismiss

By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer Shyler Drumm was severely injured by a classmate. His parents had previously complained to the football coach about the harassment Drumm was receiving from teammates. The coach told the players to stop bullying Drumm because his mother had called to complain. Afterwards, the harassment escalated and caused multiple serious injuries to Drumm. As a result, Drumm sued in state court, alleging Civil Rights violation for failure to investigate, creating a danger, d