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Football Coach Demonstrates Integrity

"We stand for certain things. Kids have to be responsible for their actions." —Mike Slaughter, coach of the Marquette High School football team in Alton, Illinois, after parents suggested that the team not suspend 16 starting players who were arrested for underage drinking at a party. The coach suspended the players, and the 10-0 Explorers ended their season with a 63-0 loss in the playoffs.

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