Daughter came home this week and said coach had been suspended from duties because he was having the girls take ibprofin, multi-vitamins and cough drops that he was supplying.
My family is close, I ask lots of questions and still I had no idea. She felt she had seen the packaging and no one questioned it, so she didn't think it was a big deal. It is a terrible feeling to know an adult that I trusted was giving her stuff to take and I had no idea. They can't even bring so much as cough drops to school without a note, why he thought it would be ok, I don't know.
Even though these things don't seem harmful, he crossed the line. The cough drops were supposed to help with running outside in the cold. I guess open passageways. I don't know.
Anyway, she is worried about her season now, it is her senior year. The fear of the unknown and who is coaching is driving her crazy! (In turn, me too!)
Going on an official visit tomorrow and Monday that he helped setup - that is going to be strange to tell the college coach that we don't know if he even has a job at the school any longer. I guess college coach will just have to contact her counselor if he has any questions about her stats.
Anyway, I'm glad he has been found out, and she knows that he crossed the line. Thank goodness no one had their health jeopardized because of this. And thank goodness someone reported it!!!
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