Flagstaff girls soccer coach Holly Jones sacked after bullying allegations exposed

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Holly Jones, a flagstaff high school girls’ soccer coach, has been fired by the Flagstaff Unified School District over bullying allegations, with at least one case where one person feared for her personal safety and called the police . The FUSD board ruled on Tuesday that the allegations against Jones were grounds for dismissal, if they were true. Administration attorney Don Johnson told the board that Jones sent “bulky and repeated texts, emails, verbal communications and personal interactions that she persisted in continuing, after repeated requests stop “. The administration hired a personal investigator to investigate the allegations. Johnson said: ‘The investigation resulted in findings and conclusions that Ms Jones engaged in repeated acts of intimidation, unprofessional conduct, repeated acts of insubordination and contempt. repeated instructions from his supervisors regarding certain problems “. Johnson adds that “the violations include: bullying behavior, creation of a hostile work environment, creation of an untenable work environment with his superiors and a violation of his professional contract with the district.” Jones was the AIA Small Schools Football Coach of the Year in 2020 after the Flagstaff Eagles won the 4A State Championship, which was his third state title as a coach at Flag High. Jones has until July 23 to appeal the board’s decision.

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