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Caroline's football coach selection committee did not know of new coach's misdemeanor convictions on steroids charges Date published: 5/22/2009
BY TAFT COGHILL JR. After Ben Boyd was hired as Caroline High School's football coach May 11, Cavaliers Athletic Director Dan Dickey said a 10-person search committee had thoroughly vetted his past. However, three members of the committee said in recent interviews with The Free Lance-Star that they weren't aware of Boyd's 1991 guilty plea to federal misdemeanor charges of misbranding and illegally dispensing anabolic steroids when they recommended him for the position. And School Board members Wendell Sims and Fred Peatross said they had no knowledge of Boyd's past when they gave the final approval of his hiring. Sims said he may ask the School Board to review the hiring. Peatross said he stands behind it. "I feel real bad I let this guy slip through," search committee member Tom Ball said. "I should've known. I don't think I'm the only one who feels that way." Caroline Superintendent Gregory Killough worked in Franklin County with Boyd as recently as 2005 but said he discovered the coach's past convictions only after Boyd was recommended by the committee. Killough also stands behind Boyd, who has been praised by Dickey and others for reforming his life. "Not a day goes by that I don't try to make up for the mistake I made," the 53-year-old Boyd said last week. He has not returned repeated calls this week seeking additional comment. Still, the coach's hiring has sparked strong reactions in Caroline County. Some residents, including players' parents, said the school should have hired a coach with a less-troubled past. Reggie Underwood, a former Caroline High assistant principal and basketball coach, said it's "conscientious ignorance" for administrators to stand behind a recommendation not based on all the facts. Players' parents plan to attend the next School Board meeting on June 8 at Caroline Middle School to voice their objections to Boyd's hiring. "My concern is that there are plenty of young coaches out there who have clean records," Underwood said. "They deserve an opportunity, too." THE SEARCH PROCESS The search committee was assembled to find two candidates to submit to Superintendent Killough, Principal Jeff Wick and other administrators for a second round of interviews. Search committee member Rory Smith said the group was impressed by Boyd's resume, which included a three-year stint at Franklin County High in southwest Virginia. He resigned in January.
Read more stories about Caroline Date published: 5/22/2009
This same coach committed another crime in March 2009?
Reported on TV News Channel 6 in Richmond at Noon.
What is going on here?
How did they not pick this up in a background check?
Someone head needs to roll....
There was MANDATORY Drug Time in 1990's for Drug dealers.Including Mail Fraud & other crimes. Yet an Asst DA says the charges were dismissed. The amount of drugs involved is no small amount either. Have seen people get 10 years for less then this.
Some Teachers & Celebrities can get pregnant without being married, what example are they setting for our teenage girls. Teen pregnancy is on the rise. We're focusing on the coach (guess sports is more important) Go figure
Some Teachers & Celebrities can get pregnant without being married, what example are they setting for our teenage girls. Teen pregnancy is on the rise. Were focusing on the coach (guess sports is more important) Go figure
He made a mistake We can forgive, learn from our mistakes & move forward w our lives for the better. No one is perfect & to be teaching or coaching children what some parents want is someone perfect (NO parent is perfect)
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