Pledge Against Domestic Violence = Big Stadium Game For H.S.
DALLAS COUNTY (CBS 11 NEWS) - Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings is dangling a big prize in front of local high school football teams - the chance to play like professionals at AT&T Stadium.
At football games tonight and Friday, city representatives will challenge students to pick up their cell phones, head to Dallas Men Against Abuse website and sign the "What It Takes To Be A Man" pledge against domestic violence.
"A major culture change is necessary. Your help is needed, and at the same time you can help your football team," Rawlings told the crowd attending the football game between Jefferson and W.W. Samuell High.
Students at Woodrow Wilson High School say the lure of the big lights is a big one. "Everyone wants to play there. It's Cowboys stadium," said Da'Montae Bright.
Young people at the school are also familiar with domestic violence. "My mom actually experienced some domestic violence," explained 17-year-old Alex Caballero. "Not with her but with her parents, so growing up she always taught me never to put my hands on a woman."
For some young men, the athletic program may be the one opportunity to learn. "We have so many kids in Dallas Independent School District who come from one parent families," said DISD athletic director Jeff Johnson. "Our coaches… are in many cases the only male role model they may see in their lives."
While a pledge may just be words on a webpage, Mayor Rawlings hopes it makes DISD players think twice about the men they want to grow up to be.
Students have until Sunday to take the online pledge and garner votes for their school.
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