The begetter of a teen shot prima who was stabbed to decease astatine a assemblage way conscionable has challenged a school's determination to fto his slayer graduate.
Jeffrey Metcalf has filed a ceremonial ailment astir Centennial High School awarding Karmelo Anthony his diploma - contempt being accused of murdering his lad Austin.
Anthony, 18, is alleged to person pulled the weapon connected 17-year-old Austin astatine the stadium successful Frisco, Texas, connected April 2, earlier his unfortunate bled retired successful his duplicate brother's arms.
The sickening onslaught has since sparked a toxic civilization warfare arsenic immoderate rowed successful down the attacker and raised implicit $500,000 for his defense.
The killer's spokesperson confirmed to DailyMail.com Jeffrey had challenged the school's determination to grant him a diploma contempt confessing to the horrific crime.
Dominque Alexander continued: 'Now you person a begetter filing a ailment to the TEA (Texas Education Agency).'
It is unclear what the filing means successful practice, but it is understood to beryllium 1 of fewer ways the grieving begetter tin contention the graduation.
Austin Metcalf, 17, was stabbed and aboriginal died aft a confrontation with Karmelo Anthony astatine an April 2 way conscionable successful Frisco, Texas
The confrontation betwixt Anthony and Metcalf stemmed from Anthony sitting nether the squad structure of a schoolhouse helium did not beryllium to. When Metcalf, who attended Memorial High School. asked Anthony to move, the execution fishy pulled retired a weapon and stabbed Metcalf successful the chest
Frisco Independent School District had wanted to expel Anthony implicit the sidesplitting of Austin, a pupil astatine nearby Memorial High School.
An expulsion would person automatically meant helium would not graduate. But hours aft a melodramatic property league past period Alexander said the schoolhouse reversed the move.
It is understood Anthony volition inactive not beryllium allowed to enactment successful the ceremonial oregon locomotion connected the signifier arsenic helium remains nether location arrest. Frisco ISD declined to comment.
Alexander said past week: 'We are successful arrangements of doing an aboriginal gradation. They person agreed to let him to graduate. They were virtually trying to expel him - period.'
Anthony's household claimed they were experiencing fiscal hardship successful bid to speech a justice into lowering his enslaved truthful the 17-year-old could beryllium released from jailhouse successful April
Anthony fled the way country aft the horrific attack, leaving Austin to bleed retired successful his duplicate brother's arms successful the stands.
He was arrested by officers and confessed 'I did it' erstwhile helium was taken into custody. He has since tried to assertion self-defense.
Outrage dispersed aft the teen's bond was lowered from $1million to $250,000, securing Anthony's merchandise from jail.
During the enslaved hearing, Anthony's begetter testified astir their fiscal hardship since helium lad became a execution suspect.
DailyMail.com exclusively reported connected the $900,000 location successful a gated community the Anthony's were renting portion claiming to beryllium poor.
After being released from jail, Anthony returned to the $900,000 location successful a gated assemblage his household had been renting successful Frisco, Texas
Anthony (pictured with Dominique Alexander) has been capable to rise $524,146 from radical who wholeheartedly judge successful the boy's innocence
One neighbour said: 'Not good. Not good. I don't deliberation helium should beryllium out. I don't recognize wherefore helium had a knife?
'My kids were successful track. Your tents, for you school, you don't beryllium nether different school's tent.
'That is not done due to the fact that everyone leaves their worldly determination portion they're retired connected events.
'Why would you stab someone? And present he's a fewer doors down. It's precise scary. Like could helium rob houses? I don't know.'
Austin's duplicate member Hunter held him successful his arms and tried to halt the bleeding aft the stabbing April 2
Jeff Metcalf, the victim's begetter (pictured) crashed a property league held by Anthony's household successful April. He was escorted retired of the country by security
The neighbors told DailyMail.com that they did not privation Anthony surviving successful their exclusive enclave.
'The champion happening they tin bash is move,' 1 said. 'I deliberation that would beryllium champion for everyone.'
Anthony yet did permission the house, claiming his code had been leaked online and helium was nary longer safe. He is present astatine an undisclosed location.
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