Well, after much thought and consideration, I have decided not to file charges. My assignor contacted the school and told them if they did not correct the situation, that we would no longer service their school. They promised him that they would take care of the matter. I will be satisfied if the administration will take care of the matters and I can only assume that they will.I must say that I weighed all the options many times over, and with all the things I have going on in my life, stressful job, getting married in December, etc; I really just came to the conclussion that I wouldn't have the time or energy it would take to carry out filing charges.

I talked to several people within my officials organization and got mixed feelings, similar to what has been said here. I want to let everybody know that I appreciate your thoughts and comments. I also want to say thanks for all those that said,Hang in there",it came at a much needed time.I just hope those that disagree could put themselves in my position and understnad why I did what I did. There is a good chance that I will catch this team again Thursday night at a neutral site (Tourney). I will not go in and be intimidated, but at the same time I don't want top seem cocky eaither. I plan on using some advice and let my facial expressions help me sell that I didn't want to call it but had to. Again, thanks to all !!!!!

tnroundball -- I think if you feel comfortable that the situation will be addressed, you probably did the right thing. I hope your assignor will alert every ref that goes there, so that if there is another incident, there will be more people aware of the risks, and stronger action will then be appropriate.

The school says they're addressing the problem, and that should be good enough. I hope your association follows up to make sure they back up their promise.

If you can remedy this situation without the police, that is usually the best solution.

A very thoughtful response by you to this situation, congratulations!

Now just get out there and ref...

Way to handle yourself tnroundballref......we back your tough decision.

I hope your assignor visits this place several times this year to make sure everything, indeed, has been taken care of. Now, it's his hands. Let him do his job.