One student was injured in the fight, but state police said they have no information to provide.

One Cape High parent says suspending football players fails to address a serious problem at the school.

Parent Kristan Cosgrove said players were punished unequally for their involvement in the fight. She questions why school and law enforcement officials refuse to show her video evidence they say shows her son hit someone.

Cosgrove said she saw a student’s cell phone video in which it was impossible to identify anyone. “If they have a video showing my son, I want to see it,” she said.

Yore said if he was in possession of a video of a student, and that student’s parent wanted to see it, he would show it. He speculated the school’s police officer may have withheld the video because it was part of an ongoing investigation.

Cosgrove said, “I think coach [Tom] Ott acted hastily. What’s good for one is good for all. They should all be off the team or all suspended for one game or two,” she said.

Yore said, “In terms of the issue with the actions of the coach, it is a privilege to put on a uniform and represent Cape.” He said football coaches and school administrators cautioned players and other students to avoid Midway.

Yore said he spoke with school staff early Monday, Oct. 12, and told them of the weekend fight. He said staff continually monitor student behavior and are watchful for any student who intends to disrupt school.

“The majority of our students are doing everything we want them to do – they are doing a superb job.

“There are individuals we watch, but not an extraordinary number,” he said.

Cosgrove admits football players were told not to go to Midway. “They’re told every day not to go somewhere. They couldn’t go to the Boardwalk in the summer because the Juggalos were there,” Cosgrove said. “Well, where can they go? The Juggalos can run around and terrorize Rehoboth Beach, and the football team can’t go to the Movies at Midway?” said Cosgrove.

Cosgrove said Juggalos have been harassing her son since before school started, sending threatening emails and text messages. She said school officials told her school behavior staff were dealing with the problem.

Yore said he could not comment on a specific incident, but said, “We had a couple students who we dealt with early in the year who were having verbal altercations with other students. We suspended some of them for that. I will say that where we think we have students who have personal conflicts, we have suspended them because we did not want to see those escalate to physical altercations.” He said those issues have since been resolved.

School board Vice President Spencer Brittingham said he hopes to update the student handbook to define gang and gang member, in order to help students avoid or remove themselves from violent groups. He said that the Juggalos represent a small percentage of the student community.

An email to football coach Tom Ott was not returned.