Oklahoma School Fires Running Coach for Running Boston Marathon
A track coach was fired by his Oklahoma college and told he was let go because he ran in the Boston Marathon.
Deadspin running blog Fittish reports Matt Aguero was first suspended for running in Boston in 2013. By running again this year, he apparently crossed a line no one but the school’s Athletic Director can see.
From Fittish:
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In addition to running the marathon, Potter was angry Aguero didn’t press a student to come back sooner from bereavement leave, according to Fittish. The student’s grandfather had died.
You can read the full Fittish story here.
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Aguero, sensing trouble, decided to record the entire firing. Fittish uploaded the 38-minute meeting’s audio to SoundCloud:
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