Lauderdale Coaching Move Spurs Complaint - Part II

 

When we did a blog on a troubled Lauderdale County high school principal, we discovered that those who hold that office are also considered to be the school's athletic director. Yet many school systems have a designated director for the entire network. Is this coming to Lauderdale County?

This week we learned that there's been a new coaching organization established without the consent of the board of education. We've been given the name of the alleged founder, but also told that more may be involved.

This organization requires that each school pay $450.00 to a kitty to be used for...whatever. There are seven high schools in the system, making the dues over 3K that isn't controlled by the board, but by an unofficial body.

Some of the parents feel this is simply a gateway to creating the position of athletic director. This seems like a stretch, but it could be the aim of some operating outside the board. 

We don't see how the high schools are obligated to pay this sum to an organization that has merely been thrust upon them. Like the kindergarten lottery, the board needs to step up and make a policy concerning non-official organizations in the system.