Hayfield Football Coach Fired

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Anonymous wrote:After reading the Fairfax times leak on text messages:

This is potentially tax fraud.

If those parents have not changed their pay stub addresses with their employers, this is tax fraud all the way.

How is that ? Va state taxes either way.

Yikes...the ignorance of some folks. The majority of FCPS funding comes from property taxes. That clear things up for you?

They are paying property taxes on any property they own as recorded in county deed books. Their pay stub has nothing to do with it. So you are apparently the ignorant one.

Car tax

Thats based on the address provided to the DMV when you register the car. Again, pay stub is irrelevant. Apparently, you don’t own a house or a car, or you would know this.

Your English teachers failed you. And I also hope you are not your own accountant.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hope this helps derail the boundary review! Lets’s go fairfax times!!! Can’t wait to see what else comes of this that traces back to gatehouse wrongdoings. Please also shed more light on the questionable ethics regarding FCPS contracts and financial conflicts of interest.

Exactly this.

If the district can't manage a transparent investigation of a football transfer controversy, how can they possibly be trusted to handle something that really matters like boundary review?

Nope, take your great falls boundary nonsense to the boundary thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:After reading the Fairfax times leak on text messages:

This is potentially tax fraud.

If those parents have not changed their pay stub addresses with their employers, this is tax fraud all the way.

Oh, it is tax fraud, it is residency fraud, and it is welfare fraud. I genuinely hope the legal system gets involved real quick and starts filing charges. I am now at the point where I am having a hard time feeling bad for the athletes who illegally transferred.

It's hard to feel bad for the players on the team that are legal residents of the county. And their parents. I mean like you know they knew, maybe they didn't like it but they had since August to say something. I mean you feel bad for the players (the legal ones) that did the work to get to where they are athletically. I remember high school athletics, you work for something and you want to succeed because it's important to you. That said, this is hopefully a real huge life lesson for the students.

To your comment...one person who needs to be held accountable in all of this is a Hayfield parent: Abe Kamarck. He is the parent of a Hayfield player prior to Overton's arrival who also happened to sit on the hiring committee of Overton and who has blindly defended him throughout all of this. On paper at least this guy is an intelligent human being yet he had the audacity to blindly defend Overton even when the house was crumbling.

Oh, he’s still on twitter now defending Hayfield!! “We didn’t break any rules”, “It’s all about the kids”, “My life is over no that my child isn’t going to win a high school state championship”

Mind sharing his handle?

Guy seems unhinged...

https://x.com/AKamarck

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hope this helps derail the boundary review! Lets’s go fairfax times!!! Can’t wait to see what else comes of this that traces back to gatehouse wrongdoings. Please also shed more light on the questionable ethics regarding FCPS contracts and financial conflicts of interest.

Exactly this.

If the district can't manage a transparent investigation of a football transfer controversy, how can they possibly be trusted to handle something that really matters like boundary review?

Nope, take your great falls boundary nonsense to the boundary thread.

I agree. I am also concerned about bias in the boundary review process, and Reid has shown that she is biased and does what she wants when it suits her agenda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Correction: Important Update Regarding Hayfield Hawks Football

November 25, 2024

Dear Hayfield Hawks Community,

Please see the message below that was shared with our football team community.

Dear Hayfield Hawks Football Team Parents,

In case you are not able to join us this evening, I am writing today to share news that I know will be disappointing to you and your student athlete. We have made the decision that our team will be withdrawing from the remainder of postseason play. This decision has not been made lightly, but is necessary to uphold the integrity of our athletic program.

Several text messages came to light last week that brought new concern to the initial investigation, have raised significant questions in my mind, and are not in alignment with our values and commitment when it comes to student-athlete transfers.

Your student athletes are talented and committed and that this decision is not a reflection on their hard work.

I shared with the students that this is really difficult, and I am feeling it too. This is hard, but I feel strongly that this is the right thing to do. I also shared that counseling is available for any student who would like to speak with someone for additional support.

Our Division leadership has developed a plan to ensure we are never in this situation again. As shared in an email yesterday, this will include “a comprehensive external, independent review of FCPS’ student-athlete transfer and eligibility practices across all sports and all high schools in the Division. There will also be a working group of FCPS coaches, principals, and key staff who are involved in the transfer process. This group will evaluate and review current practices related to transfer requests and verification of student residency. The external review findings will inform and guide the internal review.”

I know this is not the way that we wanted to end our season, but this is about more than a trophy or a state championship. Building character and sportsmanship is critical to education-based athletic programs.

I am proud of our team, and I am thankful to our Hayfield community for supporting our students in all their activities - from academics to fine arts to sports. We are stronger together and together, we will move forward in a direction that brings our focus and energy back to student success.

Thank you for being a part of our Hawk Family.

Sincerely,

Darin Thompson
Principal
Hayfield Secondary School

“Several text messages came to light last week that brought new concern to the initial investigation, have raised significant questions in my mind, and are not in alignment with our values and commitment when it comes to student-athlete transfers.”

Feedback:
The sentence is a run-on due to improper punctuation. “Brought new concern to the initial investigation” is redundant. If it “raised significant questions,” it already implies concern. The phrase “commitment when it comes to student-athlete transfers” is wordy and awkward.

Suggested Revision:
“Several text messages surfaced last week, raising significant questions about the initial investigation and conflicting with our values regarding student-athlete transfers.”

And this gem:
Original: “Your student athletes are talented and committed and that this decision is not a reflection on their hard work.”

Feedback: The subject (“Your student athletes are talented and committed”) does not align with the predicate (“and that this decision is not a reflection…”). Missing conjunction or proper restructuring for grammatical clarity.

Suggested Revision:
“Your student-athletes are talented and committed, and this decision is not a reflection of their hard work.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Correction: Important Update Regarding Hayfield Hawks Football

November 25, 2024

Dear Hayfield Hawks Community,

Please see the message below that was shared with our football team community.

Dear Hayfield Hawks Football Team Parents,

In case you are not able to join us this evening, I am writing today to share news that I know will be disappointing to you and your student athlete. We have made the decision that our team will be withdrawing from the remainder of postseason play. This decision has not been made lightly, but is necessary to uphold the integrity of our athletic program.

Several text messages came to light last week that brought new concern to the initial investigation, have raised significant questions in my mind, and are not in alignment with our values and commitment when it comes to student-athlete transfers.

Your student athletes are talented and committed and that this decision is not a reflection on their hard work.

I shared with the students that this is really difficult, and I am feeling it too. This is hard, but I feel strongly that this is the right thing to do. I also shared that counseling is available for any student who would like to speak with someone for additional support.

Our Division leadership has developed a plan to ensure we are never in this situation again. As shared in an email yesterday, this will include “a comprehensive external, independent review of FCPS’ student-athlete transfer and eligibility practices across all sports and all high schools in the Division. There will also be a working group of FCPS coaches, principals, and key staff who are involved in the transfer process. This group will evaluate and review current practices related to transfer requests and verification of student residency. The external review findings will inform and guide the internal review.”

I know this is not the way that we wanted to end our season, but this is about more than a trophy or a state championship. Building character and sportsmanship is critical to education-based athletic programs.

I am proud of our team, and I am thankful to our Hayfield community for supporting our students in all their activities - from academics to fine arts to sports. We are stronger together and together, we will move forward in a direction that brings our focus and energy back to student success.

Thank you for being a part of our Hawk Family.

Sincerely,

Darin Thompson
Principal
Hayfield Secondary School

My guy proofread his email, changed FCPS's to FCPS' and whispered to himself "You nailed this Darin."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Withdrawing from the playoffs ultimately punishes the players who worked hard all season, rather than holding accountable the adults responsible for the issues. The players dedicated countless hours to improving their skills and representing their team, only to have their opportunity for success taken away due to decisions beyond their control. These young athletes simply followed the instructions given by the adults in charge, trusting in their leadership. It’s crucial that the consequences for this situation target the adults who caused the problems, not the players who are now unfairly bearing the brunt of the fallout.

This clears the way for Madison to the championship and the money spent by Hayfield parents goes down the drain because FCPS’ new collusion with the VHSL. The parents ought to sue FCPS now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:After reading the Fairfax times leak on text messages:

This is potentially tax fraud.

If those parents have not changed their pay stub addresses with their employers, this is tax fraud all the way.

Oh, it is tax fraud, it is residency fraud, and it is welfare fraud. I genuinely hope the legal system gets involved real quick and starts filing charges. I am now at the point where I am having a hard time feeling bad for the athletes who illegally transferred.

It's hard to feel bad for the players on the team that are legal residents of the county. And their parents. I mean like you know they knew, maybe they didn't like it but they had since August to say something. I mean you feel bad for the players (the legal ones) that did the work to get to where they are athletically. I remember high school athletics, you work for something and you want to succeed because it's important to you. That said, this is hopefully a real huge life lesson for the students.

To your comment...one person who needs to be held accountable in all of this is a Hayfield parent: Abe Kamarck. He is the parent of a Hayfield player prior to Overton's arrival who also happened to sit on the hiring committee of Overton and who has blindly defended him throughout all of this. On paper at least this guy is an intelligent human being yet he had the audacity to blindly defend Overton even when the house was crumbling.

Oh, he’s still on twitter now defending Hayfield!! “We didn’t break any rules”, “It’s all about the kids”, “My life is over no that my child isn’t going to win a high school state championship”

Mind sharing his handle?

Guy seems unhinged...

https://x.com/AKamarck

Always look out for, and avoid, the parents who feel the need to mention, "My son/daughter is a captain. "

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Correction: Important Update Regarding Hayfield Hawks Football

November 25, 2024

Dear Hayfield Hawks Community,

Please see the message below that was shared with our football team community.

Dear Hayfield Hawks Football Team Parents,

In case you are not able to join us this evening, I am writing today to share news that I know will be disappointing to you and your student athlete. We have made the decision that our team will be withdrawing from the remainder of postseason play. This decision has not been made lightly, but is necessary to uphold the integrity of our athletic program.

Several text messages came to light last week that brought new concern to the initial investigation, have raised significant questions in my mind, and are not in alignment with our values and commitment when it comes to student-athlete transfers.

Your student athletes are talented and committed and that this decision is not a reflection on their hard work.

I shared with the students that this is really difficult, and I am feeling it too. This is hard, but I feel strongly that this is the right thing to do. I also shared that counseling is available for any student who would like to speak with someone for additional support.

Our Division leadership has developed a plan to ensure we are never in this situation again. As shared in an email yesterday, this will include “a comprehensive external, independent review of FCPS’ student-athlete transfer and eligibility practices across all sports and all high schools in the Division. There will also be a working group of FCPS coaches, principals, and key staff who are involved in the transfer process. This group will evaluate and review current practices related to transfer requests and verification of student residency. The external review findings will inform and guide the internal review.”

I know this is not the way that we wanted to end our season, but this is about more than a trophy or a state championship. Building character and sportsmanship is critical to education-based athletic programs.

I am proud of our team, and I am thankful to our Hayfield community for supporting our students in all their activities - from academics to fine arts to sports. We are stronger together and together, we will move forward in a direction that brings our focus and energy back to student success.

Thank you for being a part of our Hawk Family.

Sincerely,

Darin Thompson
Principal
Hayfield Secondary School

This is embarrassing to FCPS on many levels for this to come from any of its principals, much less a high school principal. 100% further discredit to Hayfield's leadership.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:After reading the Fairfax times leak on text messages:

This is potentially tax fraud.

If those parents have not changed their pay stub addresses with their employers, this is tax fraud all the way.

Oh, it is tax fraud, it is residency fraud, and it is welfare fraud. I genuinely hope the legal system gets involved real quick and starts filing charges. I am now at the point where I am having a hard time feeling bad for the athletes who illegally transferred.

It's hard to feel bad for the players on the team that are legal residents of the county. And their parents. I mean like you know they knew, maybe they didn't like it but they had since August to say something. I mean you feel bad for the players (the legal ones) that did the work to get to where they are athletically. I remember high school athletics, you work for something and you want to succeed because it's important to you. That said, this is hopefully a real huge life lesson for the students.

To your comment...one person who needs to be held accountable in all of this is a Hayfield parent: Abe Kamarck. He is the parent of a Hayfield player prior to Overton's arrival who also happened to sit on the hiring committee of Overton and who has blindly defended him throughout all of this. On paper at least this guy is an intelligent human being yet he had the audacity to blindly defend Overton even when the house was crumbling.

Oh, he’s still on twitter now defending Hayfield!! “We didn’t break any rules”, “It’s all about the kids”, “My life is over no that my child isn’t going to win a high school state championship”

Mind sharing his handle?

Guy seems unhinged...

https://x.com/AKamarck

He's a liar. He keeps talking about 14 kids. Now we know it was 31. 31!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Withdrawing from the playoffs ultimately punishes the players who worked hard all season, rather than holding accountable the adults responsible for the issues. The players dedicated countless hours to improving their skills and representing their team, only to have their opportunity for success taken away due to decisions beyond their control. These young athletes simply followed the instructions given by the adults in charge, trusting in their leadership. It’s crucial that the consequences for this situation target the adults who caused the problems, not the players who are now unfairly bearing the brunt of the fallout.

This clears the way for Madison to the championship and the money spent by Hayfield parents goes down the drain because FCPS’ new collusion with the VHSL. The parents ought to sue FCPS now.

Ha, Cafferky was working for free, I would
bet $100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:After reading the Fairfax times leak on text messages:

This is potentially tax fraud.

If those parents have not changed their pay stub addresses with their employers, this is tax fraud all the way.

How is that ? Va state taxes either way.

Yikes...the ignorance of some folks. The majority of FCPS funding comes from property taxes. That clear things up for you?

They are paying property taxes on any property they own as recorded in county deed books. Their pay stub has nothing to do with it. So you are apparently the ignorant one.

Car tax

Thats based on the address provided to the DMV when you register the car. Again, pay stub is irrelevant. Apparently, you don’t own a house or a car, or you would know this.

Your English teachers failed you. And I also hope you are not your own accountant.

It’s interesting that you don’t address any of the substance, b/c you can’t. Still fixated on on pay stubs for county taxes ? Please explain how pay stubs matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:After reading the Fairfax times leak on text messages:

This is potentially tax fraud.

If those parents have not changed their pay stub addresses with their employers, this is tax fraud all the way.

Oh, it is tax fraud, it is residency fraud, and it is welfare fraud. I genuinely hope the legal system gets involved real quick and starts filing charges. I am now at the point where I am having a hard time feeling bad for the athletes who illegally transferred.

It's hard to feel bad for the players on the team that are legal residents of the county. And their parents. I mean like you know they knew, maybe they didn't like it but they had since August to say something. I mean you feel bad for the players (the legal ones) that did the work to get to where they are athletically. I remember high school athletics, you work for something and you want to succeed because it's important to you. That said, this is hopefully a real huge life lesson for the students.

To your comment...one person who needs to be held accountable in all of this is a Hayfield parent: Abe Kamarck. He is the parent of a Hayfield player prior to Overton's arrival who also happened to sit on the hiring committee of Overton and who has blindly defended him throughout all of this. On paper at least this guy is an intelligent human being yet he had the audacity to blindly defend Overton even when the house was crumbling.

Oh, he’s still on twitter now defending Hayfield!! “We didn’t break any rules”, “It’s all about the kids”, “My life is over no that my child isn’t going to win a high school state championship”

Mind sharing his handle?

Guy seems unhinged...

https://x.com/AKamarck

Always look out for, and avoid, the parents who feel the need to mention, "My son/daughter is a captain. "

This !ink.is going to be comic gold!
I am awaiting what he writes about the withdrawal

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As a parent of young elementary schoolers on the other side of the county, it is very off putting to keep getting emails from the superintendent about this. The first email just drew attention to something I was not even aware was a problem. Can we get a superintendent that focuses on real issues? She should expect everyone in the chain of command to follow the rules, and when they don't, quickly fix it. Why is she bending over backward to cover for a football team?

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I agree with you there are so many big issues that affect all students at every level and this is where the focus is?! I think FCPS is shadier than we know....thats why they are covering this up-house of cards.

As a parent of a 9th grader and a 5th grader, so children in both high school and elementary school, I don't think FCPS is that shady. I think this was mostly one school, one school administration going totally rogue. But Reid's immediate defense before she even knew what the issue is, was dumb. And every frantic long email makes it worse.

I disagree. I've noticed shady things at my kid's school which implemented SBG - a grading system that only a few schools use even now when FCPS states they are moving towards one consistent policy. There are enough threads on SBG already, but the point I want to make is that the principal of the school uses similar tactics to Reid. For example, at first SBG was widely talked about at the school by the principal with opportunities for questions/answers in a public format, then there was a honing of the message with no opportunities for questions in a public format. At the beginning of last year, instead of having workshops for parents explaining the new system as promised, the principal said anyone that had a question could come and line up and ask her one by one (same as Reid at Hayfield this year), then this year at back to school night, the principal said the grading system will be explained to your children by their teachers (why not explain it to us?).

I think the people at Gatehouse have put time into studying the best ways to get parents and students to not pay attention to things they want to do and train other people in admin positions to do the same. Reid's emails don't work, whether it's about the National Merit Scholar issue or Hayfield, the emails come across as phony to me. I'm surprised she hasn't attended some workshop somewhere to improve her persuasive skills. If she lasts, I predict she will get much better at shutting things down quick.

Other shady things: millions paid to Panorama Education for the SEL screener, awarding a sole-source contract for 455k to a company Reid had worked with previously in another job - the contract was for consulting work related to her strategic plan - equity and equal outcomes for every student without exception, all of the equity initiatives have been shady IMO.

Yup....my kids high school is all about gas lighting parents and students-everything feels shady and like the adults are not there for the kids and doing the right thing for students seems to be a bother. FCPS is a mess and has been for quite some time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

November 25, 2024

Dear Hayfield Hawks Community,

Please see the message below that was shared with our football team community.

Dear Hayfield Hawks Football Team Parents,

In case you are not able to join us this evening, I am writing today to share news that I know will be disappointing to you and your student athlete. We have made the decision that our team will be withdrawing from the remainder of postseason play. This decision has not been made lightly, but is necessary to uphold the integrity of our athletic program.

Several text messages came to light last week that brought new concern to the initial investigation, have raised significant questions in my mind, and are not in alignment with our values and commitment when it comes to student-athlete transfers.

Your student athletes are talented and committed and that this decision is not a reflection on their hard work.

I shared with the students that this is really difficult, and I am feeling it too. This is hard, but I feel strongly that this is the right thing to do. I also shared that counseling is available for any student who would like to speak with someone for additional support.

Our Division leadership has developed a plan to ensure we are never in this situation again. As shared in an email yesterday, this will include “a comprehensive external, independent review of FCPS’ student-athlete transfer and eligibility practices across all sports and all high schools in the Division. There will also be a working group of FCPS coaches, principals, and key staff who are involved in the transfer process. This group will evaluate and review current practices related to transfer requests and verification of student residency. The external review findings will inform and guide the internal review.”

I know this is not the way that we wanted to end our season, but this is about more than a trophy or a state championship. Building character and sportsmanship is critical to education-based athletic programs.

I am proud of our team, and I am thankful to our Hayfield community for supporting our students in all their activities - from academics to fine arts to sports. We are stronger together and together, we will move forward in a direction that brings our focus and energy back to student success.

Thank you for being a part of our Hawk Family.

Sincerely,

Darin Thompson
Principal
Hayfield Secondary School

What a joke! Darin Thompson knew exactly what was going on and helped facilitate it. His former Director of Student Services, Erin Crowley, brought it to his attention before he shipped her off to Annandale HS.