Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade is fighting for the case of Cyrus Nance — a friend of his son Zaire — who was recently expelled from American Heritage.
Per the Sun-Sentinel‘s Adam Lichtenstein, Wade and his wife Gabrielle Union released a statement in light of the controversy involving Nance, who was expelled after cursing back at American Heritage girls basketball coach Greg Farias. According to the student handbook, any student who uses profanity at staff members or faculty will be expelled.
However, Wade and Union defended Nance's actions, saying that Farias has harassed their children before and that the student's actions were reactionary:
“We believe in due process,” Wade and Union said in a joint statement. “We believe in transparency on the path to justice. We believe that adults should be held to a higher standard than the children whose lives they are shaping. When a school employee harassed our children and it was recorded on video, that school employee got the due process he deserved. This same school employee had an interaction with another student, Cyrus, who happens to be a family friend. This is a child who spends every weekend with us in our home. He is a good kid with a great mother and no history of behavioral issues.”
The incident was caught on video but the school has not released it just yet.
Ben Crump, a civil rights attorney, believes that facts in the case point to discrimination. American Heritage, meanwhile, has denied such allegations, saying that they treat their students equally, regardless of race, color, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status.
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