Another perspective from someone on the Off Topic Board:
“I haven't read every post, but I appreciate that Sportsmom has addressed a few things. I did hear today that City has video of Ben getting punched/grabbed in his genitals. That video has been forwarded. I was told by someone directly involved that multiple times a Dowling player spit in Ben's face. Not spittle flying while yelling, but a full on spitting into his face. I was told there was some racial taunting directed in particular at City High's Tono Cornell. All throughout that game the officials were negligent in keeping things settled down, and in particular in the events that led to the Dowling player being ejected.
Beyond that there is a lot of frustration from people at City that there has been no real response. There were multiple meetings early on and the decision was made that for Ben's best interests there would be no response. That was a top down decision from the administration. A lot of people think Ben isn't being supported by the administration, that they are blocking Ben and staff from addressing the situation, and that a lot of this has been driven by a few Dowling parents. Things go viral, but there seems to have been a genesis for it. None of the folks complaining about Ben care to comment about the punch that led to the Dowling player being ejected. I have been told that Ben is being affected by this greatly, and that's a shame to see adults driving such anger at a kid. A great kid, who does amazing things. He is unfortunately learning what it's like to always have a target on your back. In case some of you didn't know, City and West play this week, and I have no doubt that there will be a lot of heat directed at Ben by West students, and by parents who cannot control themselves.
Personally I see some gray area on that play in that it took awhile to develop, and Ben came in from well off the play, and from a side angle. Whatever happened, it is being addressed, and it could have been addressed much better in private.”