Brandon Jackson told the Coatesville Area School District board on Nov. 25 that he received a resignation letter he said he did not submit and asked the board to explain the paperwork and its effect on his role as the ninth-grade boys basketball coach.

"I received a resignation letter that I did not submit for being the ninth grade boys basketball coach," Jackson said during the public-comment period, asking the board for answers. The meeting chair responded that someone would speak with him after the meeting.

Jackson also said his community organization has struggled to rent district gym space despite following application procedures and asked the board to provide clarity on facility access so community programs can continue serving youth.

Public commenter Laurie Shannon Bailey spoke after Jackson in support of him and raised multiple questions about district reports on the agenda. She asked whether the 30 seats listed for Lincoln Center Academy referred to the approved Downingtown campus or another campus, raised several finance-item clarifications (pass-through funds, restricted grants, sale of fixed assets and other sources), and asked directly about the race of the assistant principal at the Intermediate High School and whether the district is being intentional about hiring administrators who reflect the district's diversity.

"For the HR report, specifically for the assistant principal at the intermediate high school, what is the race of the assistant principal?" Bailey asked, urging the district to be intentional in hiring.

Board members did not provide detailed public responses to the substance of the resignation claim during the meeting; staff said they would follow up with Jackson after the session. The board's public-comment rules were read earlier in the meeting and the chair reminded speakers that items not on the agenda are not discussed during the meeting but will be noted for follow-up.

No formal action was taken during the meeting to resolve the resignation matter or to change facility-rental policy; multiple board members later offered thanks and recognition to longtime board member Elgin Bailey during new business.