5 members of boy’s basketball coaching staff fired at Eldorado High School
ELDORADO, Ill. (KBSI) – The Eldorado School District in Illinois fired the entire boy’s basketball coaching staff.
That is five members of the coaching staff.
It comes after fight broke out on the court at a holiday tournament last week.
WFCN News shared video of the meeting with FOX23 News.
District officials say they will not tolerate unsportsmanlike behavior.
The Illinois High School Association issued a statement about an incident that happened on December 28.
IHSA Statement from January 3, 2024:
“The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) has been in communication with the Eldorado High School administration over the past few days. The school is taking internal steps to address the incident that occurred during its varsity boys basketball contest against Hamilton County High School on December 28. The school plans to present their recommended action to the IHSA, at which point the IHSA will review and determine if additional consequences are warranted.”
Eldorado High School has this post on its Facebook page.
“Eldorado High School is actively addressing the recent incident during the Eagles vs. Foxes boys varsity basketball game. Our administration is conducting a thorough investigation in collaboration with officials from both schools. Eldorado CUSD 4 will not tolerate the unsportsmanlike behavior displayed during Thursday’s game and the student involved will face appropriate consequences. Immediately after the game, Eldorado promptly reported the incident to the Illinois High School Athletic Association and is in close cooperation with them. For confidentiality reasons, we refrain from commenting on specific disciplinary actions regarding students or staff.”
The boys basketball game secheduled for Friday, January 5 has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date, according to a post on the high school’s Facebook page.
