"A spokesman for the Long Beach Unified School District announced on Wednesday that it has completed an internal investigation regarding seven athletes who had violated CIF rule 202, which states all transfers must file accurate paperwork, and imposed punishment on three football coaches involved with transfers, including removing head coach Justin Utupo. In a media release, the district stated that Poly's walk-on head coach has been released and won't be allowed to coach in the district."
"Utupo came from Lakewood this season to be head coach for a Long Beach Poly program that has won 20 CIF titles. After a 5-5 season, the school announced it would not allow the team to be part of the Southern Section playoffs. Going forward, the district said it will review all athletic programs in its district to ensure "protocols, training and expectations are clearly understood and consistently applied.""
An internal investigation found seven Long Beach Poly athletes violated CIF bylaw 202 requiring accurate transfer paperwork. The district imposed sanctions on three football coaches connected to the transfers, including removing head coach Justin Utupo, releasing and barring a walk-on head coach from district coaching, barring a resigned assistant, and reassigning another assistant to campus staff. The school denied the team participation in the Southern Section playoffs after a 5-5 season. The district will review all athletic programs to clarify protocols, training and expectations and is awaiting any additional Southern Section sanctions. Seven athletes face two-year ineligibility in the transfer portal.
Read at Los Angeles Times
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]