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Parents ask Monongalia County Board to pause Morgantown High track hires and review process
Summary
Several parents asked the Monongalia County Board of Education on March 11 to halt hiring for Morgantown High assistant track positions and review the district's hiring procedures, citing concerns about candidate vetting and athlete safety; the board moved into executive session on personnel after public comment.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. ' At the Monongalia County Board of Education meeting on March 11, multiple parents of Morgantown High School student-athletes urged the board to pause hiring for assistant track-coaching positions and conduct a review of the district's hiring procedures to ensure athlete health, development and fair consideration of candidates.
The appeals came during the meeting's public comment period, where parents described a hiring timeline they said raised concerns: a single assistant position posted in the fall was later removed, then two split positions were posted, and, as of the meeting, no candidate had been approved to coach distance runners. "We respectfully ask the board to . . . place hold on hiring any candidates for the MHS assistant track coaching positions until a review of the hiring process is conducted to ensure that all qualified candidates are being fairly considered," said Christian Abilto, a parent of…
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