CANTON, Ohio — A former Ohio high school football player is suing his school district and former coaches, claiming they forced him to eat a pepperoni pizza against his religious beliefs after missing a voluntary practice.
The student, now 18, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Akron in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, against the Canton City School District and his former coaches. The student and his parents, who are not identified by name in the lawsuit, claim their civil rights were violated when he missed a weightlifting session on May 24 and was forced to eat the pizza, The Repository of Canton reported.
The teen, referred to as “K.W.” in the lawsuit, and his family are Hebrew Israelite, meaning they do not consume port, WOIO-TV reported.
According to the lawsuit, the family is seeking $10.1 million in compensatory damages and $3.4 million in punitive damages, in addition to “injunctive relief, emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, mental anguish, attorney fees, costs and any other legal or equitable relief as this honorable court deems fair and equitable.
Defendants in the lawsuit include the Canton City School District and Canton City School District Board of Education; Superintendent Jeff Talbert; and former McKinley High School coaches Marcus Wattley, Frank McLeod, Zachary Sweat, Romero Harris, Cade Brodie, Tyler Thatcher and Josh Grimsley, The Repository reported.
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