Quote Originally Posted by PV2WISE2VCU View Post
I saw a coach in Wal Mart last night and was talking to him about assistant coaches (I had no idea about Andrew Mays getting a job); anyway, according to the coach, you could get anybody you wanted as long as they were not paid. FWIW, I think it's ridiculous that you have to be a county employee to coach. Seems like to me we are putting our kids in a box in terms of what coaches they have; would Robin Dotson be a bad coach if he sold insurance in the day as opposed to teaching?
Its actually a common thing among the schools systems. If a teacher wants a teaching position, they are generally given the chance instead of someone not currently employed by the system. If there isn't a teacher wanting a position, then they are okay to proceed with hiring outside people. Scott County has had some scrutiny over this issue for the past decade, especially for your less prominent sports. Volunteers do have to undergo a background check and approval now from the county if they are not employed with the school system though.