A history-making college athlete with Down syndrome is suing school staff members for discrimination and assault.
with Down syndrome to play in an official game and score. But the former Hocking College student is now suing the school, saying staff there discriminated against him.
The suit also names Hocking College President Betty Young and the school's board for allegedly ignoring the complaints and retaliating against Cox. Cox alleges Kmosko made derogatory comments to him, degraded his abilities and berated him, often in front of others."On several occasions, he took Plaintiff's phone and looked through it without permission," the suit reads."He asked Plaintiff to give him hugs. There were also instances in which he would stare at him menacingly and send aggressive text messages."
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