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Parents, students and coach urge Elk Grove Unified to reinstate Sheldon girls coach as concerns about charter-school bullying surface
Summary
During public comment the board heard repeated pleas to reinstate Sheldon High girls basketball coach Haley Shaner and detailed complaints about alleged bullying and inadequate response at the California Montessori Project charter; district staff said appropriate staff will follow up.
Multiple parents, student-athletes and the coach herself addressed the board during the public-comment period on Jan. 13, pressing district leaders to reconsider the recent termination of Sheldon High girls varsity coach Haley Shaner and calling for greater transparency in how the district handled related complaints.
A 13-year-old freshman, whose letter was read by a parent, described how losing Coach Haley "hurt me and my teammates more than I can explain" and urged the board to "listen to the students who are living through this." Parent Bobby Kimmons told the board the controversy is "about judgment" and…
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