juleian is officially back on the team. honestly i am so relieved that the school finally made the right call and gave him a fair chance to finish his senior season. thank you so much for sticking with us through this whole mess.
September 19, 2016
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Juleian Cappell, a 17 year old Senior at Harrisonburg High School was involved in an accidental Mishandling of a Firearm over the Summer. He received a Misdemeanor Charge & took ownership of all of his part in the incident. Prior to this, Juleian was a multi-sport athlete & high ranking officer in the Harrisonburg High School JROTC program with a 3.97 GPA. Juleian had never been in any legal or academic trouble. VHSL policy states that if a student is charged with a misdemeanor crime that it is at the school's discretion as to whether or not they are still eligible to play(If a student/athlete is charged with a criminal offense he/she will be suspended from the team until the outcome of the judicial process. Conviction of a misdemeanor will be reviewed by the Coaches and Administration to determine the appropriate consequences. If the student/athlete is convicted of a felony he/she forfeits their opportunity to participate for a minimum of one calendar year. To be reinstated to athletic teams, the athlete will be subjected to review by the Administration and Athletic Department for approval. Juleian is petitioning Harrisonburg High Schools decision to ban him from Fall Sports (Football) this school year. Juleian believes that athletics are a positive outlet that teach valuable life skills & and should not be stripped of him.
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Reached 500 supporters
August 30, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
August 29, 2016
150 Comments
I think he should be able to play. When i went to harrisonburg high and white kid Eric Hogan) got caught with a gun in his locker and was never expelled and was still able to play on the varsity baseball team.
Julien is a very talented student. I had a class with him last year and I didn't personally get to know him very well, but he was an outstanding student who did all his work and cared about himself. If anything, Juleian Cappell taught me a couple of things while we had class together.
He honestly made a mistake. Seeing that this is his first brush with any type of trouble he should definitely be allowed to play again. Young black men in our community need every possible positive outlet they can get
Harrisonburg high school should let him play . He a great leader in Jrotc and he is very smart . Everybody makes mistakes in life but this is his first mistake y'all shouldn't stop him from playing football . He a great kid .
He was doing exceptional in school and because of 1 mistake u want to stop him from progressing in other fields? That's the problem with society instead of pushing him away they should be trying to figure out who can help this young man become successful in life! We need more mentors!
GD kid leto him play
The Active Policy/Philosophy of Harrisonburg City Public Schools (HCPS) is a stated commitment "to school-public-community relation programs which lead to greater understanding, support, and public confidence by all members of the community. " It is along these lines that we call for HCPS to take this opportunity to involve it's trained staff in the implementation of a resolution based upon the principles of restorative justice, and immediately reinstate this juvenile, Juleian Cappell, into the fall sports (football) season. If HCPS indeed strives to develop pro-social skills and supports students' social-emotional learning, this message could be sent most effectively by reintegrating this juvenile back into the structure within which he has proven to thrive: organized athletics.
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juleian is officially back on the team. honestly i am so relieved that the school finally made the right call and gave him a fair chance to finish his senior season. thank you so much for sticking with us through this whole mess.
September 19, 2016
Final supporters
Juleian Cappell, a 17 year old Senior at Harrisonburg High School was involved in an accidental Mishandling of a Firearm over the Summer. He received a Misdemeanor Charge & took ownership of all of his part in the incident. Prior to this, Juleian was a multi-sport athlete & high ranking officer in the Harrisonburg High School JROTC program with a 3.97 GPA. Juleian had never been in any legal or academic trouble. VHSL policy states that if a student is charged with a misdemeanor crime that it is at the school's discretion as to whether or not they are still eligible to play(If a student/athlete is charged with a criminal offense he/she will be suspended from the team until the outcome of the judicial process. Conviction of a misdemeanor will be reviewed by the Coaches and Administration to determine the appropriate consequences. If the student/athlete is convicted of a felony he/she forfeits their opportunity to participate for a minimum of one calendar year. To be reinstated to athletic teams, the athlete will be subjected to review by the Administration and Athletic Department for approval. Juleian is petitioning Harrisonburg High Schools decision to ban him from Fall Sports (Football) this school year. Juleian believes that athletics are a positive outlet that teach valuable life skills & and should not be stripped of him.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
August 30, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
August 29, 2016
150 Comments
Statistics show that children who participate in athletics and school clubs/activities have a higher rate of graduating and being successful. He made a mistake. Please don't punish him for life. Please, please let him play sports and be involved in any and all school clubs and functions.
I think he should be able to play. When i went to harrisonburg high and white kid Eric Hogan) got caught with a gun in his locker and was never expelled and was still able to play on the varsity baseball team.
Julien is a very talented student. I had a class with him last year and I didn't personally get to know him very well, but he was an outstanding student who did all his work and cared about himself. If anything, Juleian Cappell taught me a couple of things while we had class together.
He honestly made a mistake. Seeing that this is his first brush with any type of trouble he should definitely be allowed to play again. Young black men in our community need every possible positive outlet they can get
Harrisonburg high school should let him play . He a great leader in Jrotc and he is very smart . Everybody makes mistakes in life but this is his first mistake y'all shouldn't stop him from playing football . He a great kid .
He was doing exceptional in school and because of 1 mistake u want to stop him from progressing in other fields? That's the problem with society instead of pushing him away they should be trying to figure out who can help this young man become successful in life! We need more mentors!
GD kid leto him play
The Active Policy/Philosophy of Harrisonburg City Public Schools (HCPS) is a stated commitment "to school-public-community relation programs which lead to greater understanding, support, and public confidence by all members of the community. " It is along these lines that we call for HCPS to take this opportunity to involve it's trained staff in the implementation of a resolution based upon the principles of restorative justice, and immediately reinstate this juvenile, Juleian Cappell, into the fall sports (football) season. If HCPS indeed strives to develop pro-social skills and supports students' social-emotional learning, this message could be sent most effectively by reintegrating this juvenile back into the structure within which he has proven to thrive: organized athletics.
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Statistics show that children who participate in athletics and school clubs/activities have a higher rate of graduating and being successful. He made a mistake. Please don't punish him for life. Please, please let him play sports and be involved in any and all school clubs and functions.