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Parents, students press Gaylord board over nonrenewal of football coach
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged the Gaylord Community Schools board to reconsider the nonrenewal of football coach DJ Shimoniak, citing the coach's academic honors for students and a petition with hundreds of signatures seeking reinstatement.
Several residents addressed the Gaylord Community Schools board during public comment to protest the district's decision not to renew football coach DJ Shimoniak and to demand clearer explanation of the process leading to that decision.
Joe Gaylor told the board he had researched state data and said he was troubled by the district's academic trajectory, then asked why Shimoniak, who led teams with consecutive "academic…
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