The Virginia -Teenager, who was seen bashing by an opponent’s head with a baton stick during a high school track, held a rally of supporters on Thursday to repeat her innocence.
The rally came only one day after she was served with a wrongdoing with battery and assault tax.
The student, Alaila Everett, held the rally outside his school, IC Norcom High School, in Portsmouth, Virginia. Dozens of individuals were seen participating in the rally when Everette gave a tear -wise speech where she thanked her followers as she cried.
“Thank you for supporting me,” Everett told the supporters, as seen in recordings of the local Virginia News Station Wavy. “There is no one else who wanted to hear my story except the people who know me and people who know that I would never do anything like that I would never hurt anyone. I’m not a fighter. I’m not even confronting, I wouldn’t even do it on purpose and I thank you for believing in me.”
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Everett’s speech was greeted with high applause and a song of “We stand with you.”
Portsmouth NAACP president James Boyd also spoke at the rally and claimed threats and slurks that have been directed at Everett’s family.
“The Everett family has experienced racial slides, they have experienced death threats, and we seem unequivocally that these things are unacceptable,” Boyd said.
Local community activist Germain Green called for unity from the community to support the teenager.
“It bothered me to my heart to see how the whole world drew this young lady pulled her character based on what they thought they saw. I just wanted to step up, talk out and bring unity and let this young lady know that the city of Portsmouth has her back,” Green said.
Lynchburg Commonwealth’s law firm confirmed to Pakinomist Digital Wednesday that a wrongdoing with charges of assault and battery jad was filed over the incident.
The incident took place last Tuesday during a championship meeting when footage showed that Everett crushed her baton stick on the head of Brookville High School Junior Kaelen Tucker during a baton. Everett and his entire team were disqualified.
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A relay stick is handed out in a 4×100 meter baton. (Macabe Brown / Courier & Press / USA Today Network)
Tucker was later diagnosed with a concussion and possible skull fracture when recordings of the incident became viral.
Everett has since said that the hits were unintended, in interviews with wavy and “Good Morning America.”
Virginia High School League (VHSL) previously issued a statement to Pakinomist Digital on the case.
“VHSL does not comment on individuals or disciplinary actions because of Ferpa,” reads the league’s statement. “The actions taken by the meeting director to disqualify the runner were appropriate and correct. We are thoroughly reviewing all cases like this involving player security with the participating schools. The VHSL membership has always made it a priority to give student athletes a safe environment for competition.”
Pakinomist Digital has reached Portsmouth Public School District for comment from the Everett family.
A baton held by Kiersten Duncan from LSU in the starting blocks of the women’s Sprintmedley relay in the 87th Clyde Littlefield Texas relays at Mike A. Myers Stadium. (Kirby Lee -usa Today Sports)
Before the wrongdoing announced on Everett, Portsmouth Naacp released a statement defending the Embated teenager on Wednesday.
“Alaila is not an attacker and media headlines that refer to it in any way shameful. We understand the sensitivity of the circumstances of both athletes and their families involved, but this tale must not go unaddened,” the statement reads.
“Alaila is an honorary student and a star athlete at the historical IC Norcom High School. From all stories, she is a unique young leader and learned if athletic talent has been well -documented and recognized across our state.
