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+1 - Jeff Sullivan and the Churchill Athletic Director needs to go.  It is incomprehensible that they would rehire the same coaches after what was discovered.  Mrs. Heckert should be wiser than her predecessors and hire new coaches.[/quote]

What exactly was discovered?    I can tell you exactly what I've discovered.    Churchill track is a wonderfully run and well-organized program.    My daughter has gained a lot of self-confidence in the past two years, made a lot of friends, and greatly improved her running ability.     Of course, Churchill can't compete with some of the stronger track programs in the area, but they do well compared with neighboring schools.

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Read through this thread.  This is a summary of the child safety issues based on what I know:

Two coaches were privately driving kids in their cars.

One coach sexually harassed female athletes by commenting on their appearance and on one occasion called them b*tches.  He was the one who had a female athlete alone in a car.  He also said god awful things to boy athletes that would be considered bullying rising to the level of verbal abuse.

One coach was privately texting with students beyond what was appropriate for his job.  He gave gifts and special attention to some of the male athletes.  He had multiple boy athletes alone in his car on different occasions.  He failed to report child abuse to authorities.  Text messages confirm what he knew and when he knew it as well as how he got boys to ride in his car.

Perhaps your child did not experience these things.  They are large teams so some kids got more attention than others.  However, many children (girls and boys) came forward last year to complain.  Some children were more affected than others, particularly if they were one of the children in the cars.  One child attempted suicide.

This is not a healthy environment for children.  These men were supposedly trained to NOT do these things prior to them getting caught.  They got caught but the athletic director and Mrs. Heckert renewed their contracts.  I would not feel comfortable having my child on the teams these men coach. [/quote]

Parents should review the MCPS Employee Code of Conduct with their child.  Let children know to tell you if anything deviates from this standard for all MCPS employees including coaches:
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/childabuseandneglect/1236%2018_EmployeeCodeofConduct_BOOKLET_ENG_8%205x11.pdf

Parents should also be familiar with the Personal Body Safety Lessons MCPS has mandated for high school children:
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/childabuseandneglect/Parent%20Secondary%20Personal%20Body%20Safety%20Lessons%20Overview%20and%20Resources.pdf

All parents should take the online MCPS training for volunteers on how to recognize and report child abuse and neglect: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/childabuseandneglect/reportingchildabuse/story_html5.html

These are tools provided by MCPS to keep your child safe and information on how to report problems if they are discovered.
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