Coach, 40, Weds 16-Year-Old Student Anguished Parents Sign Consent Forms, Saying They Had No Choice June 22, 2007 — The Hagers are trying to figure out how life went off track for their teenage daughter, Windy. They envisioned that life for the good student and promising athlete would be filled with dreams of the prom and college, but that all changed this week when Windy, 16, married her high school track coach. "She was a dream kid," said her mother, Betty Hager. "We'd never have to worry about Windy trying to get by with something." At South Brunswick High School in North Carolina, Windy's greatest passion was track and field. "She just always was outside, always running, and her name's Windy I guess she was predestined to do love to do that," Betty said. But that passion led her down a troubling path. Special Attention From Coach During Windy's freshman year, her 38-year-old track coach, Brenton Wuchae, began taking a more active interest in her, offering to give the 14-year-old rides home from practice. What Do You Think? VOTE! "He just seemed like a genuine guy, like he was there for the kids," said Windy's father, Dennis Hager. But the Hagers eventually grew uneasy. Their phone bills showed text messages between Wuchae and Windy as late as 2 a.m. They also discovered worrying e-mails. In one, Windy wrote to a friend, "I don't care to look at anyone other than him. He is the apple of my eye, I've never felt this way for someone, but I just don't want to lose him because of my parents' power trips." The Hagers confronted Wuchae. "He assured me there was nothing like that going on, [and that] they were just friends. His intentions were purely appropriate," Dennis said. Not satisfied with that answer, the Hagers turned to the school district, which spoke to the coach. The principal of the high school wrote to the Hagers, "I have seen nothing but a cooperative attitude from the teacher, and to the best of my knowledge, he has not had any contact with Windy since then." "School officials can't be responsible for what happens the other hours of the day, and I would think the relationship developed much more outside of school," said Brian Shaw, an attorney for the school district. The Hagers contacted police; they even tried to get a restraining order. "We've tried everybody. We've been to the law. We've been to the school board," Betty said. "Our family has come and tried to talk to her. We've had people on the phone with her for hours family, friends. We've been to our pastor asking for guidance. We've been to his pastor." Meanwhile, the Hagers say Windy withdrew, refusing to speak to them until she asked them to sign a consent form so that she and her coach a man more than twice her age could get married. Although anguished, her weary parents gave in. "Signing those consent forms was the hardest thing I did in my whole life, but we had to move on, it was going to kill us all," Dennis said. Monday, Windy and Wuchae married, and he resigned from the school. But was Windy really old enough to understand her decision? Experts say it's a difficult situation. "With most teenagers, they're not sure yet who's who and what's what and what should be done," said Henry Paul, author of the book "Is My Teenager OK?" "It's obviously up to the adult figure to set the boundaries." Windy and her new husband would not comment for this story, but the Hagers realize what they've lost. "She could have done anything," Betty said. "She could have set the world on fire. She threw it all away." so wrong..........
Stupid, stupid, stupid, and sick. God that's nasty. I can't belive the parents signed the consent form and the reason being, "We had to move on, it was going to kill us all." Why have children if they can't even handle a jacked up situation like this. I probably would've beat that sick perv half to death then kill the mfer after I got out of jail if he was still eff'n around.
This is quite dum, but i reckon she will grow up to regret it. If she were a few years older like 19 it probably wouldnt be as bad as it she would seem to be more mature to understand her decision.
^^^Will you stop posting things like 'that jus wrong' in these kind of topics? Noticed you quite often post this kind of oneliners. The coach isn't considered a pedophile? -what? Anyway, hope she'll learn her lesson when they guy -who could have been her own dad- will dump her after having knocked her up.
Well thats just how it is for these foreigners. I reckon the relationship won't last very long. probably couple of years then they'll just end up divorced.
WTF...the old man has something in his head that needs to get checked out...cuz that is just gross...let alone she should have come to her senses about it too *blinded by the power of love...but in this case infatuation*
what's really stupid is how the parents say they have no choice lor.. HOW?? what kind of parents sign off for teenager to marry somebody more than double the kid's age?? no choice coz she throw a temper tantrum?? ppl like that should not have kids
w/e, when she is 40 he will be 68 and she will have to take care of his senile ass. won't be fun. Of course, she might just divorce him in a year or two and take half of what the dude has spent his entire life working for. then her parents will probably be happy again.
they look like they could be father and daughter.. or brother and sister.. its kinda weird how they resemble each other actually
Eeeps! What a similarity! -shock Perhaps, perhaps they are made for each other? -ohmy-unsure Read somewhere that ideal partners resembles each other because they actually want themself in the opposite sex?
i guess when u r that young its quite easy to make some wrong decisions... i'm sure quite a few of you have had a crush on ur high school teacher before n all that... i tot the teacher should be sued.... is it even legal when u r 16?? no... hmm i think cos the parents are afraid of loosing their daughter... if they've even tried to go the police to get restraining orders.. n it still didnt work... i guess there are limited actions they could do after that.... if they dont sign the consent.. the daughter coulda elope.. thats even worst... no?-ohmy
