They have dance teams in Indiana?

Most of our roads are paved and most of our homes have electricity ( except for the Amish ).

This is the road on which you choose to travel? Really? I'm an educated Indiana native and bleed smurf blue. Yes, Eva Braun's cousin twice removed may indeed be our governor. And yes, the state generally runs Soviet era red. But we're not all rednecks. Think before you post, please.

have a dim view of dancing because they believe it leads to unwed fornication. These extremists would like to pass legislation making dancing illegal. Christian Taliban sort of stuff.

or as we say it in our house a w-a-l-k

because dogs have learned what spelling it means.

We're on short time with W thing too.

Mine know walkies, walk, "w," and (no joke) walk in sign language

Even if we maintain radio silence they KNOW.

and the fetishization of extreme behavior and training (sports, fitness, military, etc.) - has been normalized and met with ignorant approval for far too long. Boot camp is NOT a healthy mind set - role model - or training practice. This behavior is purely toxic - up and down the spectrum of power and rank - and in fact has been for a long, long time.

their pay.

JFC. That "coach" should never be allowed to work with children again.

The school may or may not hold the coach accountable, and this type of sadistic abuse cannot be tolerated under any circumstances.

This coach must be a moron or sadistic. I have used an infrared thermometer to check the temperature of a brown colored Trex decking we installed on our house. It is too hot to be on without shoes. So, you can imagine how hot a dark colored (asphalt track) would be if exposed to direct sunlight. This girl is lucky that she did not sustain 3rd degree burns. The school should be a little smarter too (maybe consult the science teachers) about the need to use light colors on surfaces where there are any risks humans or animals might touch it.

Physical punishment because of GRADES?

Someone nominate that Coach for a position in the Trump Admin; the Senate's sure to approve.

They can only be a few weeks into the school year, how bad can their grades be at this point? If they're not doing well already, give a warning or some counseling. I don't think torture is the answer to improving grades!

I think that's absurd, but I guess Mid-Sept is early enough to know when a student's in danger of flunking?

I know some schools start in August but the first week is extra early, imo. This incident was on Sept 18th, so that's 6 weeks in if they started at the beginning of Aug. That is probably enough time to see how the grades are trending.

of majorette "practice" includes crawling on scorching hot asphalt??? I am not a violent person, but if I were around, regardless of whose children they are, that couch would need serious medical attention. I have suffered both second, and third, degree burns at different times, as well as several episodes of heat exposure, and I am outraged for those children.

May all involved receive everything they deserve.

help these kids improve their grades? WTF?!? What happened to putting them on probation? Not letting them dance for a game or two until their grades improve? Having them write an essay about why they need good grades?
Ye gods, school district, fire that dance coach yesterday!!

He used the class as PT for his little high school basketball team. My hands bled. Bear crawls are cruel by themselves.