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 Update: U.S. District Judge John Ross denied a request by a parent in the Ladue School District for a Temporary Restraining Order that would allow their child to play soccer on the high school Junior Varsity team. 
 
 ST. LOUIS, MO — The mother of a Ladue High School student took her case to the federal courthouse after her son, called John Doe in legal documents, did not make the varsity soccer team and was not allowed to play on the J.V. team. 
 
 The woman’s attorney said the issue is age and sex discrimination. Friday morning Ladue school officials said if a junior does not make the varsity team, the boy cannot play again on the junior varsity team. The school said this is to allow lower grade students a chance to develop their skills so that they will be prepared to try out for varsity. 
 
 The mother of a Ladue junior who did not make the varsity cut does not think that’s fair. She believes her son, who already played on the J.V soccer team, is good enough to play again on the same team. 
 
 The coach sent the family an email that said their son was on the bubble when it came to picking varsity team members. He wrote the boy has holes in his technical ability and game decision making. 
 
 The family appealed the coach’s ruling to the superintendent who decided the family’s complaint was unsubstantiated. 
 
 The mother’s suit claims her son is the victim of age and gender discrimination because she says the rules are different for the girls’ soccer team. 
 
 In the courtroom testimony from the coach indicated the seven juniors cut from the varsity team were not good enough to play with on the J.V. team. He said the reason he said nice things about John Doe was to build his self-esteem and not punch him in the gut after being cut from the varsity team. 
 
 The lawyer for John Doe also introduced documents that he said show players performance ratings given by coaches show that John Doe is better than some of the boys who made varsity. 
 
 Also in courtroom testimony, it was revealed that Ladue does not have a policy keeping juniors from playing J.V. sports. It depends on how many kids go out for a certain sport and how many spots are on the team. The coach said this applied to both girls and boys team. 
 
 The judge did not decide today if John Doe will be put on the junior varsity team as his mother wants. The judge plans to decide on Monday. 
 
 The lawyer for John Doe said the boy wanted to take this case to the federal courthouse, that he wants to play soccer. 
 
 Update: U.S. District Judge John Ross denied a request by a parent in the Ladue School District for a Temporary Restraining Order that would allow their child to play soccer on the high school Junior Varsity team. ||||| Four high school wrestlers from Norman North are facing rape charges following what was initially described as a “disturbing incident” on a junior varsity wresting team bus in January. 
 
 Three of the four wrestlers, who police have identified as 18-year-old Tanner Shane Shipman, 17-year-old Sage Griffen Gandenberger, and 16-year-old Chase Denton Smith, were charged with three counts of rape by instrumentation against two male victims, ages 16 and 12. 
 
 1/14/2016 Related Story: Norman North Investigating 'Disturbing' Report Regarding JV Wrestling Team 
 
 A fourth wrestler, identified as 17-year-old Hunter Oren Matthews, was charged with one count of rape by instrumentation of the 12-year-old. 
 
 The alleged incident occurred on Jan. 9, as the junior varsity wrestling team was returning to Norman from a tournament in Pauls Valley. According to the court documents, Shipman, Gandenberger and Smith each assaulted the 16-year-old at the back of the bus by restraining him and using their fingers to sexually assault the boy over his clothing. 
 
 Later, all four suspects attempted to lure a 12-year-old middle school wrestler to the back of the bus as well, before pulling the boy to the back. All four suspects then assault the boy in the same manner as before. This time, however, the suspects placed a condom over their fingers before the assault, the report states. 
 
 When the bus arrived back at Norman North, the 12-year-old was assaulted again; once in a secluded area on the side of the building and again between two vehicle in the parking lot when the victim briefly escaped. According to the report, the assault only ended when the 12-year-old boy’s parent arrived at the school. 
 
 Shipman was charged with one count of Rape By Instrumentation with Force and one count of Rape By Instrumentation Upon a Person Under 14. 
 
 Gandenberger was charged with one count of Rape By Instrumentation with Force and two counts of Rape By Instrumentation Upon a Person Under 14. 
 
 Smith was charged with one count of Rape By Instrumentation with Force and two counts of Rape By Instrumentation Upon a Person Under 14. 
 
 Matthews was charged with one count of Rape By Instrumentation Upon a Person Under 14. 
 
 All of the suspects have been suspended and are no longer in school. One adjunct coach was fired and another coach was placed on suspension when the incident was first reported. News 9 has learned that the second coach has now resigned. 
 
 Norman Schools Superintendent Dr. Joseph Siano released the following statement on this situation: 
 
 “Student safety is a top priority and we followed procedures we have in place that allow us to effectively investigate and take swift action in these situations. We appreciate the individuals who came forward to provide information, the Norman Police Department’s thorough investigation and the quick action by the District Attorney on this incident. We are well-prepared to handle situations like this and have programs in place to support students who experience trauma. And, while we believe the district’s policies regarding student supervision are strong, we continuously evaluate our procedures to ensure they are followed. As we address the inappropriate behavior displayed by several students, we remain committed to supporting the vast majority of our student athletes, who are quality individuals that demonstrate positive behavior and strong character traits.” 
 
 Keep checking with News 9 and News9.com for more information. ||||| ... there were incidents of harassment, intimidation and bullying that took place on a pervasive level, on a wide-scale level..." -- Sayreville superintendent Richard Labbe 
 
 SAYREVILLE -- As a hazing investigation by local and county authorities moves forward, the Sayreville War Memorial High School football season has been canceled, superintendent Richard Labbe said Monday night. 
 
 The decision came after an emotional meeting that lasted more than two hours at the school with Labbe and parents of football players. The decision to cancel the season affects all levels of play -- freshman, junior varsity and varsity, Labbe said. 
 
 The Sayreville Police Department and Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office are investigating allegations, and based upon the initial findings, "there was enough evidence to substantiate there were incidents of harassment, intimidation and bullying that took place on a pervasive level, on a wide-scale level, and at a level in which the players knew, tolerated and in general accepted," Labbe said after the meeting. 
 
 He added: "This is a very sad day in Sayreville." 
 
 Labbe did not identify the victims or alleged perpetrators, and said the school district will determine punishment if charges are filed against the alleged perpetrators. 
 
 The announcement is sure to rock the New Jersey high school football community and the storied Sayreville program, which has won three state championships in the past four years. 
 
 Parents emerged from the meeting tense and angry, with many speeding away without speaking to reporters. 
 
 "It’s bogus," said Curtis Beckham, whose son is on the varsity team. "They’re holding the kids accountable and not holding the coaching staff and the teachers accountable. I don’t think what they’re doing is fair. A lot of the students who are innocent, they’re suffering." 
 
 "I'm outraged that their season is taken away from them and they did nothing wrong," added Theresa Tamburri, whose daughter is a freshman cheerleader at Sayreville. "Let them play. Give them their season back. Give them what they worked hard for." 
 
 The meeting was called after it was revealed by Labbe last week that "inappropriate conduct of a significant and serious nature" had taken place within the Sayreville football program. Several people with knowledge of the allegations told NJ Advance Media the inappropriate conduct was hazing, and one parent said freshmen football players would "stampede" to the locker room after practices to get dressed before senior players entered. 
 
 Sayreville canceled games across all levels of play this past weekend, and Labbe hinted last week more games could be forfeited. 
 
 Unable to calm angry parents at last week's press conference, Labbe called for a private session -- closed to the media -- with parents on Monday night. The parking lots at Sayreville High filled shortly before 7 p.m. with cars decorated with Bombers flags, stickers and pennants. 
 
 Men wearing football varsity jackets and state championship T-shirts and holding a Sayreville flag crowded around the back of the school and acted aggressively toward reporters, warning them not to take photographs or attempt to speak to parents after the meeting. The men followed reporters throughout the parking lot, and more than once, one of the men declared, "Not in our town!" 
 
 Before the hazing allegations surfaced Friday, Charles Garcia, an assistant coach on the varsity team, was arrested and charged with possession of steroids following a traffic stop in Somerset County, police said. Garcia has not commented, but his attorney said the coach had resigned his position. 
 
 Sayreville head coach George Najjar also has been silent since news of the arrest and the hazing allegations have come to light. He declined to comment Friday when approached by a reporter. 
 
 When asked about the coaching staff and what role they may have played in the bullying, Labbe said he "cannot comment on personnel matters.” 
 
 Tamburri, the mother, said that the cheerleaders and marching band will also not be able to perform the rest of the season. 
 
 Her daughter, Jennifer Tamburri, a freshman cheerleader, said the school community is reeling from the news. 
 
 "Everybody was crying when they heard," Jennifer Tamburri said. "It's just terrible seeing everyone so upset." 
 
 Vernal Coleman and Jeremy Schneider of NJ Advance Media contributed to this report. 
 
 Matthew Stanmyre may be reached at mstanmyre@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @MattStanmyre. Find NJ.com on Facebook
– After her 16-year-old son failed to make the varsity soccer team, a disappointed mother went a step or two further than most parents might. She filed a lawsuit in federal court, alleging that the teen is a victim of age and gender discrimination, Fox 2 reports. The family says the rules at Missouri's Ladue High School state that if a junior doesn't make it onto the varsity team, he can't play again on the junior varsity team; that way, students in lower grades can use the JV team to develop the skills they need to try out for varsity. The family wants the boy placed on the JV team, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. They first appealed the coach's decision to district administrators and the superintendent, both of whom sided with the coach; they then complained to the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, but ultimately sued because the office had no power to force the school to place the boy on a team. The boy reportedly wanted to take the case to federal court. The family's lawsuit claims that the girls' soccer team does allow juniors to play on JV, which is where the sex discrimination comes in. "There are many schools across the country that have this policy that you either make varsity as a junior or you're out of the program," says the boy's stepfather, who is also one of the lawyers handling the case. "If someone said 'Cut all the blacks,' that would be illegal. And it's illegal for age too." He adds that per stats and rankings, the boy should have made varsity. But the coach testified in court that the only reason he said positive things about the boy's skills was to build up his self-esteem rather than making him feel worse after he had already failed to make the team, and he also testified that the school doesn't actually have a policy preventing juniors from playing on JV teams. He said it depends how many spots there are on the team and how many kids want to play. The judge is set to decide Monday.