Coach, principals cleared in creatine controversy
Lucy Owen
Of the Suburban Journals
Jefferson County Journal
Sunday, May. 07 2006
Two Hillsboro High School administrators and the football coach have been cleared of allegations they allowed football players to use nutritional supplements on school grounds.
The allegations led to the dismissals of Principal Cheryl Aylesworth, Assistant Principal Al Boulicault, and football coach Mike Genge, whose contracts were not renewed by the school board in March.
Superintendent Randy Charles said Tuesday that two of the three have been rehired by the board, which had voted 4-1 on March 20 not to renew their contracts. Voting to oust the trio were George Engelbach, Jason Law, Charles "Bo" Harrison and Rich Sanders. Two other board members did not attend that
meeting.
During the April 24 meeting, members voted 6-1 to rehire Aylesworth, with Harrison as the lone no vote. The board voted 4-3 to rehire Genge, with Harrison, Sanders, and Ed Kriska voting no.
Boulicault's contract was not renewed, but his name was cleared of allegations that he allowed the use of nutritional supplements.
A statement by Charles on behalf of the board said Aylesworth, Boulicault and Genge "have not committed any misconduct with respect to nutritional supplements and any possible use thereof by students… Said individuals have not been considered by the board to have in anyway permitted or participated in any
presence or use of nutritional supplements at the school."
Before the April 4 election, four board members voted not to renew the contracts of the principals and coach because they believed those individuals had promoted or allowed the use of the supplement creatine. The administrators said there were no rules or actions banning the substances from the school and
asked the board to create one, but the board never did.
Creatine is banned by the Missouri State High School Activities Association as a performance enhancing substance.
The controversy led to a student walkout in March after the board decision was announced and shook up the April election. Two of the four board members who voted to oust the coach and administrators, Engelbach and Law, were not reelected.
After the election, newly elected board members said they would review the previous board's decision and revote on contract renewals for Genge, Aylesworth and Boulicault. However, voting was delayed when the trio threatened to take legal action against the school board if their names were not cleared.
Lucy Owen
Of the Suburban Journals
Jefferson County Journal
Sunday, May. 07 2006
Two Hillsboro High School administrators and the football coach have been cleared of allegations they allowed football players to use nutritional supplements on school grounds.
The allegations led to the dismissals of Principal Cheryl Aylesworth, Assistant Principal Al Boulicault, and football coach Mike Genge, whose contracts were not renewed by the school board in March.
Superintendent Randy Charles said Tuesday that two of the three have been rehired by the board, which had voted 4-1 on March 20 not to renew their contracts. Voting to oust the trio were George Engelbach, Jason Law, Charles "Bo" Harrison and Rich Sanders. Two other board members did not attend that
meeting.
During the April 24 meeting, members voted 6-1 to rehire Aylesworth, with Harrison as the lone no vote. The board voted 4-3 to rehire Genge, with Harrison, Sanders, and Ed Kriska voting no.
Boulicault's contract was not renewed, but his name was cleared of allegations that he allowed the use of nutritional supplements.
A statement by Charles on behalf of the board said Aylesworth, Boulicault and Genge "have not committed any misconduct with respect to nutritional supplements and any possible use thereof by students… Said individuals have not been considered by the board to have in anyway permitted or participated in any
presence or use of nutritional supplements at the school."
Before the April 4 election, four board members voted not to renew the contracts of the principals and coach because they believed those individuals had promoted or allowed the use of the supplement creatine. The administrators said there were no rules or actions banning the substances from the school and
asked the board to create one, but the board never did.
Creatine is banned by the Missouri State High School Activities Association as a performance enhancing substance.
The controversy led to a student walkout in March after the board decision was announced and shook up the April election. Two of the four board members who voted to oust the coach and administrators, Engelbach and Law, were not reelected.
After the election, newly elected board members said they would review the previous board's decision and revote on contract renewals for Genge, Aylesworth and Boulicault. However, voting was delayed when the trio threatened to take legal action against the school board if their names were not cleared.