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Rosebud parents want $20M, allege coach drove volleyball team drunk

St. Francis Indian School coach 'passed out,' forcing player inexperienced in driving to take control of school vehicle, lawsuit contends

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Jonathan Ellis
Sep 17, 2025
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A group of parents on the Rosebud Reservation are demanding $20 million in a lawsuit alleging a “stone-cold inebriated and totally passed out” high school coach at a federally funded tribal school endangered their children.

And they think the U.S. government should be the one to pay.

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Rhoden appoints federal prosecutor to state bench

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