Coach McClure and Coach Gwyn. Courtesy of Change.org.
COBB COUNTY, Ga. – A highschool neighborhood is rallying to avoid wasting the roles of two beloved Cobb County basketball coaches.
What we all know:
An on-line petition states that directors knowledgeable Campbell Excessive College coaches Randy McClure and James Gwyn that they’d not obtain new contracts—with out warning.
The varsity named the fitness center after the coaches six years in the past.
What they’re saying:
The petition says that, between them, McClure and Gwyn have 1,200 victories and 70 years on the college. It additionally states that the coaches had already begun planning for the 2025-2026 basketball seasons.
Moreover, Coach McClure served because the science division chair for greater than 20 years and was awarded Instructor of the Yr thrice, in accordance with the petition.
The petition says that Coach Gwyn served as a Campbell administrator for 11 years, summer time college web site principal for 8 years, and enterprise division chair for 4 years.
The petition additionally states that the coaches have been denied the chance to personally inform their teaching workers, athletes, mother and father, or the broader neighborhood of the “heartbreaking” information.
What you are able to do:
The petition is looking upon mother and father, college students, alumni, supporters, and fellow educators to signal and urge the Cobb County College Board to halt the terminations.
If nothing else, the petition says, the coaches deserve an honorable exit from a lifetime of service to Campbell Excessive College.
