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Parents ask board to pause Morgantown High track hiring; board approves personnel addendum 3-2 after executive session
Summary
Several parents urged the Monongalia County Board of Education to pause hiring for Morgantown High assistant track positions and to review hiring procedures; the board later met in executive session on personnel and approved a personnel list addendum by a 3-2 vote.
Several parents of Morgantown High School athletes urged the Monongalia County Board of Education on March 11 to pause hiring for assistant track coaching positions and to review the district’s hiring process, saying athlete health and fair evaluation of candidates should be prioritized.
At the public-delegations portion of the board meeting, Christian Abildso, a parent of two Morgantown High students, told the board the process used to fill an assistant coach role for distance runners appeared irregular and asked the board to “place [a] hold on hiring any candidates for the MHS assistant track coaching positions until a review of the hiring process is conducted.”
The request was echoed by several other parents. Kara Brown said she agreed with Abildso’s concerns and noted she had addressed the board previously on the issue. Kathy Renner said she supported the request and emphasized she was speaking both for her daughter, a senior, and for future athletes. Laurie Abildso, Clayton Hansler and Rob Riley…
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