Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson identified the teen boy as Charles W. Hubbard.
One day after the collision, Moline schools superintendent issued a statement sending condolences to Charles loved ones. I would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family of the young man who passed away yesterday following a traffic accident, said Superintendent Dr. Rachel Savage.
She said counseling would be made available to any student or staff member within the district.
The following statement is from Dr. Savage: On behalf of the entire Moline-Coal Valley School District, I would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family of the young man who passed away yesterday following a traffic accident. The young man was a former student at Wilson Middle School for a short period of time in the fall.
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By Ryan Shepard
Apr 13, 2021
Members of the Moline Police Department are investigating several an incident involving several members of the local high school football team. Video shows members of the football team shouting and threatening a Black player until he sits in a locker that is seemingly full of banana peels. One student can even be heard saying that he ll break the student s knees if he doesn t get in the locker.
Video of the violent encounter was shared online last Thursday and began circulating throughout the northwest Illinois community shortly thereafter. The team traveled to play an away game on Friday and arrived back at the school shortly after midnight. As they reached the school, members of the local police department were there to welcome them home. Moline Police Chief
Black prep player told to sit near banana peels: I m fine
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Apr 13, 2021 at 5:14 pm EDT
MOLINE, Ill. A Black football player at an Illinois high school captured on video sitting in a locker littered with banana peels after a teammate threatened to break his knees if he didn’t comply says he’s “fine” and wants people to “stop talking about the incident.”
The Moline High School student, who was not identified because he’s a juvenile, also said in a statement released through the Rock Island County State’s Attorney’s Office that those football team members involved in the incident have apologized, Davenport, Iowa, television station KWQC-TV reported.
Riverbend teamed up with the Moline-Coal Valley School District to help hungry students. Author: Connor Day Updated: 7:08 PM CST March 5, 2021
The Riverbend Food Bank and Moline-Coal Valley School District teamed up to provide meals for area students in need.
On Friday, March 5th, the partnership gave out over 300 meal boxes to students in need.
Riverbend frequently partners with local schools and after-school nonprofits to give students food-insecure students food to take home for the weekend.
District workers say that the pandemic shined a light on food insecurity in the Quad Cities. Seeing the lines does put a perspective of just the need out there. And our district has been working hard ever since the pandemic started to be able to provide meals, says Dr. Matt DeBaene, Assistant Superintendent.