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Terminated coach wants pay
The Madison Board of Education voted this week to deny payment to former coach David “Jamie” Wagner for his softball coaching contract for the 2007-08 school year.
Wagner filed a grievance earlier this month to collect about $3,300 for his coaching contract, which the school district says he did not fulfill, according to records obtained from the school district through an open records request.
Wagner was terminated as a coach and teacher in June, following two sexual battery charges for allegedly engaging in sexual activity with a 17-year-old female Madison High School student, according to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.
Wagner’s grievance - which asks for full payment of his contract plus interest, and any and all other remedy deemed appropriate - was first denied by the high school principal, who said he did not have proper authority to handle the matter. It was also denied by Superintendent Chris Cline, who cited language in Wagner’s softball contract that states he agrees “to abide by and maintain the rules and regulations and policies… (and) all pertinent Ohio laws.”
The Madison Board of Education unanimously voted this week to deny the grievance and, if necessary, move to arbitration rather than settlement to enforce the denial of payment.
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