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A high school athlete gets punished for being responsible

From using illegal substances to domestic violence to driving under the influence and beyond, it seems that not a week goes by where I don't hear about or read a story regarding an athlete getting into trouble. Just last night, I read such a story, but this was a much different story - one which greatly bothered me. Apparently, North Andover (Massachusetts) High School senior volleyball player Erin Cox has just recently been suspended five games and stripped of her captaincy for picking up a friend of her's who was too drunk and taking her home. When Ms. Cox went to pick up her friend, the police were already on the scene, arresting several people for underage possession of alcohol. Boxford police officer Brian Neeley vouched for Ms. Cox's sobriety, but even that wasn't enough to reverse the school's decision. Erin's mother - Eleanor Cox - said the following on WBZ-TV in Boston: "She did what she thought was right, and I'm very proud of her."...