GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Kenowa Hills Public Schools Board of Education has officially fired the district’s athletic director.
The motion to uphold the termination of Ross Willick passed 6-1 at a special meeting Tuesday.
Kenowa Hills school board calls to remove athletic director, suspend football coach
The vote came after presentations from both sides, with the district laying out the reasons for the firing and Willick presenting his side of things. After a short deliberation period, a motion was made to support the recommendation that Willick should be terminated. Trustee Don Munn attempted to abstain from the vote, but was instructed he could not. As a result, he voted no.
The board in August called for Willick’s termination following an investigation into alleged Title IX violations stemming from what Superintendent Cherie Horner called an “extensive” investigation into a first-hour strength class that was all male and all but one football player. Head football coach Don Fellows was also suspended as a result of the investigation…