School District Survives Cheerleader Lawsuit – for Now

By Robert J. Romano, Esq.   A high school cheerleader in Texas sued the Silsbee Independent School District, the principal of Silsbee High School and other school officials after they removed her from the cheerleading squad because she refused to cheer for basketball player Rakheem Bolton when he took free throws during a game in February 2009.   The reason for her refusing to cheer for Bolton was due to the fact that Bolton, along with another athlete, allegedly assaulted her at a par