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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a shocking story. I seriously question the judgement of these swim coaches. I hope they get strong reprimands from their schools. 
I would not be thrilled if these folks are my kids swim coaches [/quote]

Of all of the things to clutch your pearls about this one is not so shocking. Someone overcharged for a bad life guarding course, I hope you’ve alerted the FBI. You won’t believe what some private school teachers charge for tutoring, which may or may not be effective. Who keeps on bringing up this story?[/quote]

True, the tutoring fees many charge are ridiculously high. But at the independent schools our children have attended, teachers cannot solicit their students for tutoring. They can only be paid to tutor kids that aren't their students.

This lifeguarding class was inadequate. Either the disgruntled employee reported it to the Red Cross, or the Red Cross identified a problem in follow up surveys by their quality assurance team. Both may have happened concurrently.

The big problem here is that the coaches failed to admit their error and refund the money, or provide another full class once they were contacted by the Red Cross. In this case, it is no wonder that there was a lifetime suspension issued by the organization.

I believe the only way the coaches will get in trouble with their schools is if they actively solicited students for the lifeguarding class at school or via the school email system.  That would likely be the red line. It isn't clear from the Post article if the teenager quoted was a student at any of these schools.

A note to the coaches: Going back and deleting emails from your account won't erase the email trail. It's 2024, everything is backed up.[/quote]

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