Head BFHS football coach decision pending
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July 31, 2013 |
With the first day of practice less than two
weeks away, the decision on who is to be the
Bonners Ferry High School head football this
season will wait a few more days.
The school board met in special session Tuesday
to consider filling this and other positions,
including that of curriculum director, after
receiving recommendations from interview
committees. Those other positions, and two
resignations, were approved with little
discussion or fanfare, but Badger football
proved an issue too tough to decide.
Among the hires approved; head cross county
coach Tyler Warner, who assisted coach Paul
Bonnell last year while student teaching at
Bonners Ferry High School. Warner, hired to
teach at BFHS, began his running career as a
Badger under Coach Bonnell in 2006.
Robin Merrifield was approved as curriculum
director.
But the position of head football coach stirred
controversy even before some on the board knew
that a recommendation had been made, apparently
even before the nominee knew he'd been
recommended.
Five applied, four were interviewed by the
interview committee, which included two board
members, one of whom chose not to attend
Tuesday's meeting for concern that the process
had been tainted.
After four hours of deliberation, most in
executive session, the board publically approved
the above hires and others with no public
comment, then directed Superintendent Dick
Conley to recall each candidate one more time,
including the one not initially interviewed, to
appear before the board of trustees in another
special session to meet at 4:30 p.m. Friday,
August 2, to explain in 10 minutes or less why
they would be the best choice to head the Badger
football program.
Much of that meeting, too, will be held in
executive session, as it involves personnel, but
the doors will be opened after, before any
decision is made. The board may, but isn't
required to, accept public comment ... they
accepted and heard a fair bit Tuesday evening. |
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