School District Says No Reason to Suspect Drugs, Alcohol a Factor in Cal High Student's Fall

School officials are talking to students to uncover the details surrounding a California High School football player's fall from a three-story window last week.

The San Ramon Valley Unified School District said it has no reason at this point to believe that drugs or alcohol played a role in the accident that broke sophomore Ryan McNeely's arms and legs.

"At this point we do not have reason to believe that drugs and alcohol were a factor," said district spokesman Terry Koehne.

Ryan was at football camp at St. Mary's College in Moraga June 17 when a few of his teammates got locked out of their dorm room past the 9:30 p.m. curfew, according to the district.

Ryan volunteered to help his classmates get in their second-story dorm room by climbing down a TV cable to the floor below. A few of his teammates held the cable on the upper story as Ryan scaled the wall, but the cord snapped and sent the boy plummeting to the ground, shattering both his arms and legs.

The school district originally said the fall was from the fourth story and that it happened on Sunday, but a statement released this morning said Ryan fell from the third floor and that it happened more than a week ago.

Ryan has since had several surgeries to repair his limbs, though he sustained no spinal, head or internal injuries, Koehne said.

The boy's coach, Eric Billeci, declined to comment today and calls to the camp director were not immediately returned. St. Mary's College also refused to talk about Ryan's fall.

The optional camp costs $200 to attend. This marked the first year Cal High participated. Koehne said Cal High principal Mark Corti went to the first day of the camp and said it appeared very organized and well-supervised.

The Moraga-Orinda Fire District told San Ramon Patch that it has had only two medical calls since the camp started a week ago, and that one of those was for Ryan.

A Facebook page called "Get Better Ryan McNeely" was created days after the boy fell. As of this afternoon, it had more than 370 fans.