All of whom have been seen in the news recently.
Parents who get a coach fired after reprimanding their son for being late.
THE COACH: Leyland Rodgers, high school football coach in Gilbert, AZ.
WHY HE WAS FIRED: An anonymous parent complained to the school to accuse Rogers of improper verbal and physical treatment of players.
TRANSLATION: A parent got Rodgers fired for punishing their son for showing up late and skipping practice. Punishment was administered in the form of "up-downs," a very common football drill. Rodgers also used profanity.
Source: abc15.com
Parents who get the coach fired after inventing a scandal.
THE COACH: Chris Jewett, the varsity lacrosse coach Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, CA.
WHY HE WAS FIRED: A small group of anonymous parents hired a lawyer and claimed that Jewett "created a 'pay-to-play' scheme in which players felt forced to play on Jewett’s paid club team in order to get playing time on the varsity team, and gave preferential treatment and unequal playing time."
TRANSLATION: Parents were angry that better players were playing over their sons. An investigation by the school district there found to be no evidence supporting the claims of the "pay-for-play" scheme or preferential treatment to certain players, but revealed that Jewett occasionally used profanities in practice. He has not been reinstated.
Source: m.tbrnews.com
Parents who get a coach fired for being gay.
THE COACH: Mitch Stein, junior varsity water polo coach at Charter Oak HS in California.
WHY HE WAS FIRED: The school was given photos from an anonymous parent that the "school deemed as inappropriate photos of the openly gay coach taken at some non-school related events." The pictures depicted Stein, fully clothed, in a picture with other men dressed in drag, as well as another photo of Stein about to eat a corn dog.
TRANSLATION: Stein was fired for being gay and the school appears to have confused being gay with pedophilia. There is no evidence of Stein ever behaving inappropriately with children. Stein lives with his partner and two daughters. He is currently suing for wrongful termination.
Source: abcnews.go.com
Parents who get a coach fired for swearing at their kid.
THE COACH: Bill Johnston, head basketball coach at Keane HS in New Hampshire.
WHY HE WAS FIRED: Johnston reportedly called a player a "lazy piece of shit" in practice; he says he was joking. The firing happened days after what he said was a glowing mid-season review.
TRANSLATION: Johnston's successor became the school's fifth basketball coach in seven years; this is a school with an itchy trigger finger.
Source: nhsportspage.com
