Post by coqui900 on Sept 25, 2013 20:15:39 GMT -5
Hey everyone! I'm writing an article about the crazy, awful situation going on at the Coatesville Area School District right now.
If you're out of the loop, the superintendent and athletic director resigned mysteriously towards the start of the school year, with no one saying why. Then on Sunday, the reason why hit the local press -- the two were text messaging each other horrifically racist stuff about students and faculty members. It was just repulsive. A lot of people in Coatesville are upset that the board let them resign instead of terminating them -- it's all sort of a semantics and logistics issue, but people there are PISSED.
Why I'm asking for help from here, though.
No one has really talked too much about this aspect of the incident. The Chester County DA was already investigating the school system. The board said at the meeting last night it was because of alleged kickbacks committed by the football department. The super and the AD talked about this openly in their texts. Supposedly, a lot of Coatesville kids went to a summer football camp at West Virginia. They overcharged the kids (and/or the boosters) and took the overcharged money as a kickback.
Some of you guys are really plugged in with basketball recruiting. Anyone good with high school football in the region? I don't have any contacts in that scene. I actually have no idea how high school football recruiting works at all, actually.
Anyone able to give me a hand and want to send me a private message?
Thanks!
If you're out of the loop, the superintendent and athletic director resigned mysteriously towards the start of the school year, with no one saying why. Then on Sunday, the reason why hit the local press -- the two were text messaging each other horrifically racist stuff about students and faculty members. It was just repulsive. A lot of people in Coatesville are upset that the board let them resign instead of terminating them -- it's all sort of a semantics and logistics issue, but people there are PISSED.
Why I'm asking for help from here, though.
No one has really talked too much about this aspect of the incident. The Chester County DA was already investigating the school system. The board said at the meeting last night it was because of alleged kickbacks committed by the football department. The super and the AD talked about this openly in their texts. Supposedly, a lot of Coatesville kids went to a summer football camp at West Virginia. They overcharged the kids (and/or the boosters) and took the overcharged money as a kickback.
Some of you guys are really plugged in with basketball recruiting. Anyone good with high school football in the region? I don't have any contacts in that scene. I actually have no idea how high school football recruiting works at all, actually.
Anyone able to give me a hand and want to send me a private message?
Thanks!