Duffman Pannell — the 43-year-old football coach at Rockland County’s Ramapo High School — has been accused of hitting 15-year-old Brandon Girault during practice Monday.
The first year varsity coach was charged with second-degree assault based on the severity of the injuries and with endangering the welfare of a child. He was released without bail by Justice Alan Simon on Monday night and is due in court Oct. 29.
Girault, who signed a felony complaint filed by police with Ramapo Town Court, wrote that Pannell swung the helmet with his right hand to "purposely strike him in the head, causing considerable pain, swelling and bleeding above his left eye," according to lohud.com.
Ramapo students and faculty said they’re shocked by the allegations.
The school district released a statement saying: "It has come to our attention that there was an incident involving a coach and a student. We are conducting an internal investigation in conjunction with the Ramapo Police Department. The coach was arrested and released. Until the investigation is completed, the coach has been released from his coaching responsibilities."
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There is never a legitimate reason or excuse for a coach to strike a player. He should be summarily fired.
ReplyDeleteWhat an asshole, you can't even do simple research? The court case folowed through and he was found NOT-Guilty and not only did the 27 people there during the event totally state that coach pannell did not touch the player until the player attacked him. All witnesses also stated that coach panel never actually threw an offensive hit at the delinquent. And the kid only recived that small mark because he tripped and bumped into a helmet coach pannell was holding. The child had a history of bi-polar episodes, and had been enlisted in several anger management programs. And attacked coach pannell after coach pannell yelled at him I front of peers.
DeleteEVEN IF HE WAS DOING bad doesn't m ean he has to hit him in the head usually the coach just lectures them.
ReplyDeleteWhat an asshole, you can't even do simple research? The court case folowed through and he was found NOT-Guilty and not only did the 27 people there during the event totally state that coach pannell did not touch the player until the player attacked him. All witnesses also stated that coach panel never actually threw an offensive hit at the delinquent. And the kid only recived that small mark because he tripped and bumped into a helmet coach pannell was holding. The child had a history of bi-polar episodes, and had been enlisted in several anger management programs. And attacked coach pannell after coach pannell yelled at him I front of peers.
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