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  • Jeff Metcalf, father of Austin Metcalf-The Texas high school, who was killed in April in April at an athletics meeting
  • The Advocacy Group Next Generation Action Network (Ngan) confirmed that Anthony will be completed, but he should not take part in final activities
  • Anthony is accused

The father of the Texas high school, who was killed by another student at an athletics meeting in April, criticizes the school district for the fact that he has approved his alleged murderer, although school officials said that the teenager should not take part in the final ceremony.

According to CBS News Texas, NBC 5 DFW and Dallas Morning News, The Frisco Independent School District (FISD )'s superintendent confirmed that 18-year-old Karmelo Anthony will not take part in a closing ceremony after he was accused of having stabbed Austin MetCalf in a track meeting last month.

The Advocacy Group Next Generation Action Network (Ngan) confirmed to the outlets in a statement that Anthony, a student at Frisco Centennial High School, will receive his diploma and completion this year, since it has a 3.7 GPA and has met final requirements.

However, he should not participate in senior final activities.

Austin Metcalf.

Austin Metcalf/X


“We are proud to share that Karmelo Anthony will complete his Abitur and receive his diploma and that his academic achievements will not be disturbed,” said Minister Dominique Alexander, President of Ngan, the outlets. “As the largest organization for social justice in Northern Texas, Ngan has worked hard together with the legal team of the Anthony family in order to bring about this fair and students oriented.

Alexander also told Dallas Morning news Anthony's legal team and the school district had made an “agreement” about the training of the 18-year-old that the news of Anthony's conclusion from the organization comes.

A FISD spokesman refused to comment on Dallas Morning news and CBS News Texas, citing data protection laws. The district did not immediately respond on Saturday, May 24th, to the request of the people to comment.

The father of Austin Metcalf, Jeff Metcalf, has since spoken about the decision to allow Anthony to get his conclusion. The Daily Mail reported that Jeff submitted a complaint with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to make the decision.

The father also announced CBS News Texas that he went to the FISD administration building to talk to superintendent Mike Waldrip that Anthony had completed a degree, but was not allowed to use without an appointment.

Karmelo Anthony.

Frisco police department.


“I'm rocky. Sad, you know, I understand the protocol,” said Jeff to The Outlet. “You said I had to make an appointment what I did.”

The first degree murder case around Anthony-Der results from an incident of April 2, in which he stabbed Austin during a confrontation about the seats at an athletics meeting between her high schools-quickly political.

Kera Previously, a group called Protect White Americans reported Austin's death and called her an act of racist violence, and Austin's father Jeff later spoke out against the demonstrators.

“They try to create more part of the race than close the gap,” he told the organization by phone when they stopped a rally in the David Kuykendall stage where the stitch appeared.

Later in April the tensions were created when Jeff went to the event location in Dallas, where the parents of Anthony spoke publicly for the first time and was asked to leave the premises.

Alexander criticized Jeff at the press conference because he had decided to participate in the event and said that his participation was “disrespect of his son's dignity”.

Alexander added: “He knew that it was inappropriate to be near the family, but he did it. Tees speak louder than words.”

Waldrip previously tried to suppress “misinformation” about the case. In an earlier e -mail that was sent to employees, students and families to Centennial High School two weeks ago, he disassembled rumors about social media that Anthony would graduate.

“I want to be clear. No student who commits a serious crime (title V criminal offense) can take part in the closing ceremony,” wrote Waldrip according to CBS News Texas.

The authorities claim that Anthony, the then 17-year-old Anthony, stabbed the 17-year-old Austin at a track meeting in the Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco. The police previously said Anthony removed a knife from his backpack and stabbed Austin. In an interview with local media, Anthony's lawyer said that his client claimed that he had acted in self -defense.

“I know that my customer said it is self -defense. I have no reason not to believe this, but I have to develop facts, speak to people and find out what's going on before I make any statements about what I happened,” Deric Walpole told NBC 5 DFW on April 4.

According to an affidavit, Anthony said to an officer: “I am not said I did it.”

“He put his hands on me. I told him that it shouldn't be,” Anthony told the police, also said the affidavit and also asked if what happened could be regarded as self -defense. ”

According to the affidavit, an eyewitness informed the police that the dispute began when Austin Anthony asked to take off under a tent that had been set up for his high school.

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“Touch me and see what happens,” said Anthony Austin.

The eyewitness said Austin then touched Anthony, and Anthony replied by telling him that he should beat him and see what was happening.

The affidavit claimed when Austin had tried to physically move Anthony, the now 18-year-old pulled the knife and Stach Austin.

Anthony was charged with the first degree murder and was released after his bond was reduced from $ 1 million to $ 250,000 per Fox 4.

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