Girls Basketball Coach Let Go By Copiague High: Report

COPIAUGE, NY — Over a dozen supporters pleaded with the Copiague school board on Wednesday night to reinstate Kia Wright, a beloved girls' varsity basketball coach at Copiague High, who was let go by the district last month, according to a report by Newsday.

According to the outlet, Wright said she was told by the school’s athletic director, William Bennett, that her dismissal was a consequence of taking players to see a basketball game through her nonprofit, Kwiet Storm Inc., with permission from all parents.

However, Newday said it viewed a letter from Copiague Superintendent Kathleen Bannon, where she told Wright that the decision was "based upon the significant concerns regarding your judgment, as evidenced by your most recent end-of-season coaching evaluation and the counseling memo you received in January."

District spokesperson Jessica Novins told Patch, "The district does not comment on matters of personnel." In regard to Wright's replacement, Novins said, "Winter appointments typically happen later."

Patch reached out to Bannon, Bennett and Wright, who were not immediately available for comment.

Read more here at Newsday.