Parent accused of pooping in rival school’s corridor after 42-0 football defeat

A parent was allegedly caught defecating in a rival school’s corridor after watching his child’s American football team suffer a crushing 42-0 defeat.

Police in Michigan are currently investigating the bizarre incident, which was captured on CCTV at Grosse Pointe South High School on Friday.

The man, whose child attends Bedford High School, is accused of entering the opposition’s building without permission and relieving himself on the floor, seemingly in protest.

He reportedly told police, however, that he was suffering a ‘medical emergency’. Although detectives have questioned why he apparently walked past several perfectly serviceable toilets on the way to his final evacuation destination.

The incident happened following a football game between Grosse Pointe South and Bedford — a school in Temperance, Michigan — which ended in a very comfortable victory for the home side.

According to police, the parent entered the building through a door that had been left open for a band concert.

Detective Anto Trupiano, of Grosse Pointe Farms Police Department, told local broadcaster WXYZ: ‘This is definitely a first.’

CCTV footage reportedly shows the man ducking into a corner and — somewhat bizarrely — removing his sweatshirt and committing the act before running towards the exit.

Officers identified him using the footage and questioned him about what had happened, when he gave the medical emergency explanation.

‘We kind of don’t understand why he decided to walk through a bunch of different hallways to find a bathroom he walked passed anyways,’ Trupiano told WXYZ.

Police are seeking charges against the parent, although no decision has yet been made about what offense he might face.

‘We will be seeking charges against him. More than likely he will look at a disorderly conduct type of scenario or situation but it is to be determined at this time,’ Trupiano said.

The Grosse Pointe Public School System has confirmed that it reviewed the security footage and filed a police report.

In a statement issued yesterday, officials made their feelings about the alleged incident fairly clear.

‘This behavior is wholly unacceptable and is inconsistent with the standards of conduct and respect that the District expects of anyone entering its school facilities,’ the district said.

Bedford Public Schools superintendent Dr Carl Shultz said his district was cooperating with the investigation, but declined to discuss the parent involved.

‘At Bedford Public Schools, we hold our students, staff, and community to high standards of safety, respect, and sportsmanship, both on and off the field,’ he said.

‘We are fully cooperating with the host district and local law enforcement, but due to personal privacy considerations and the active police inquiry, we cannot comment further at this time.’

Grosse Pointe officials also reminded parents that the lessons taught through school sport should extend to the adults watching from the sidelines.

‘While interscholastic athletics provide students with valuable lessons in teamwork, sportsmanship, perseverance, and respect, those lessons must also be modeled by the adults who attend such athletic events,’ the district said.

Quite what lesson the students are supposed to take from this particular incident remains unclear. Perhaps just ‘use available toilets’?