Two Dothan City Schools board members are calling for a more complete investigation and continued suspension of Dothan High head football coach Jed Kennedy.
Brenda Guilford, who serves District 1 and is also vice chair of the school board, and Dr. Franklin Jones, who represents District 2, held an independent press conference Wednesday at North Highland Baptist Church to voice their concerns involving the actions of the head coach, who was suspended for one week on Monday after an incident involving volunteer staff member Early Walker last Friday night.
People are also reading… On Monday, Dothan School Superintendent Dr. Dennis Coe held a press conference along with Dothan High Principal Dr. Keith Bland and Athletic Director Jessica Noble to announce a one-week suspension of Kennedy, a first year head coach at Dothan who was hired in December. Guilford said she was not contacted before the decision was made by Coe, but instead learned of it through reports of the press conference.
“As board members, we are charged with setting policy, student achievement and governance. Because violations of Dothan City Schools Board policy are implicated by the actions of the coach, I am calling for a further and complete investigation of this incident and the conduct of this coach as it pertains to his treatment of student athletes, staff and other invited guests of the football team.
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