Accused Olympic HS Player Wore Ankle Bracelet During Game

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Questions remain about a North Carolina high school's response regarding the case of an athlete who was allowed to play football after being charged with a felony sex offense.

Since hundreds of students protested for hours outside Olympic High School in Charlotte on Friday, The Charlotte Observer has learned that the 16-year-old football player, whose name has not been released by the district or police, was charged before the start of the school year with a felony sex offense reported off campus, and that the player was allowed to take the field while wearing a court-ordered electronic monitoring device, or ankle bracelet. District officials speaking on the condition of anonymity confirmed those details.

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