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Parents tell David Douglas board coaches used abusive language and players were left behind on trips
Summary
Multiple parents at the Sept. 11 David Douglas School Board meeting urged the district to investigate coaching conduct and transportation failures after several players were reportedly left at away games and at least one student suffered a concussion; parents said athletic staff responses felt dismissive.
Multiple parents urged action from the David Douglas School Board on Sept. 11, saying high school football coaches used abusive language and that district transportation procedures left players behind during away games.
Valerie O'Brien, a parent and alumnus, said an assistant coach confronted and "verbally assaulted" her husband after her son scored his first touchdown at a jamboree, and that the episode left her seven-year-old child upset. "I had to remove them from the situation because I didn't know if that person who was almost chest bumping him was going to get physical," she said. O'Brien said she left a message for the athletic director on Aug. 29 and received a callback on…
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