A Blue Springs student is suing the school district after getting a tooth knocked out while fighting at the school, KMBC Channel 9 reports.
Samuel Gomez reportedly fought another student after wrestling practice last year while an assistant wrestling coach watched. Gomez is reportedly suing for $20,000 to get his dental bills paid (he got two teeth broken and one knocked out in the fight).
The school isn't talking.
The screen capture on the right, taken from KMBC Channel 9, isn't of Gomez' fight, but another one that took place at the school.
This isn't the first MMA controversy at Blue Springs. In 2006, the Blue Springs School District forced out counselor and assistant wrestling coach Matt Cox, who did mixed martial arts fighting in his free time. If memory serves (and this Fox 4 story is a good reminder), the district gave Cox an ultimatum: quit MMA and keep your job, or be fired.
Cox kept fighting.
Screen cap from KMBC Channel 9.
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Ouch. A knocked out tooth and two damaged teeth. That has got to hurt big time. I hope the school did give this kid money for his dental bills. I think the kid's going to need implants or veneers to fix his smile up. Anyway, I really hope that this case has been resolved, and I hope that the schools here in Chicago will enforce their rules against school fights strictly to avoid these kinds of incidents.
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