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Parents urge board to address conduct and communication issues in varsity baseball program
Summary
Two parents raised concerns during public comment about varsity baseball conduct, discipline and coach communication, citing incidents of equipment-throwing and a perceived lack of progressive discipline; they said attempts to meet the coach were unsuccessful and asked the board to follow up.
Bridal Dunlap and Dan Dunlap told the board they had concerns about communication and conduct within the Boyne City High School varsity baseball program that they said affected their son and other players. "We have a son, who is a junior... From our standpoint with our son being part of this team, it was embarrassing a little bit," Bridal Dunlap said, describing an incident where a player threw equipment, mocked the other team and displayed disrespectful behavior.
The parents said they were given the coach's code of conduct but were troubled by the way discipline was applied after incidents, calling the sanctions inconsistent and lacking progressive steps; they said a meeting with the athletic director and coach had been requested but that the coach sometimes would not meet. Board members responded by urging the parents to try the district's complaint protocol (meeting with the coach or AD, then escalating to Principal Stefanski or superintendent if unresolved) and offered to follow up. The board did not take formal action at the meeting; the superintendent and principal were identified as contacts for further follow‑up.
