Pennsylvania Township, Schools Pay $63K to Banned Fan Mom

February 24, 2012

A Pittsburgh-area suburb and its school district will pay $63,500 to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she was wrongfully barred from watching her daughter’s seventh-grade basketball practices and games in 2009.

Diane Wickstrom sued Peters Township and the township school district claiming the trouble started after she sent an e-mail to a township athletic association expressing concerns about her daughter’s team.

The Peters Township Basketball Association then imposed a rule closing practices which Wickstrom claims was enforced exclusively against her.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the township’s insurer will pay $55,000 while the school district will pay $8,500.

The township previously said Wickstrom failed to follow rules and caused disruptions during practices and games. Township manager Michael Silvestri says the township still maintains it did nothing wrong.

Topics Pennsylvania

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  • March 2, 2012 at 5:49 pm
    Plymn says:
    Reality Bites: A soccer association for which I used to coach did that several years ago. Not only shut the parents up when they saw how hard it was to do some of the things t... read more
  • March 2, 2012 at 5:13 pm
    hmmmmmmm says:
    This is actually a sad story. Either the child involved is going to be so embarrassed by the parents bad acts that they end up dropping out of the activity or they themselves ... read more
  • February 24, 2012 at 3:47 pm
    Mikey says:
    I refuse to head coach any of my childrens sports for just this reason. I like assistant coaching better, help the kids, not much heat from crazy parents.

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