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Dozens of students and parents urge board to reinstate Liberty wrestling coach during public comment
Summary
At the Peoria Unified School District governing board meeting on Sept. 11, dozens of students, alumni and parents used the public-comment period to press the board about the suspension of Liberty High School wrestling coach Eric Brenton, describing him as a mentor and asking for his return while others urged patience for investigations.
Dozens of current and former Liberty High School wrestlers and parents used the board’s public-comment period Sept. 11 to press the Peoria Unified School District Governing Board about the status of Liberty wrestling coach Eric Brenton. Speakers described Brenton as a mentor, credited him with supporting athletes’ academics and mental health, and called for his reinstatement while several parents and alumni said they feared rushed judgments before investigations finish.
The comments came during the district’s regular meeting and were part of a lengthy public-comment block that stretched for multiple hours. Student speakers repeatedly framed their remarks in personal experience: "Coach Brenton is a friend, father figure,…
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