In an email after Tuesday’s meeting, Yates said she was “extremely delighted” to continue at Gettysburg, where she has coached the girls’ and boys’ tennis teams since 2018.
“I have been very moved by the outpouring of support that I have received,” Yates said, and “I am very much looking forward to continuing to support and guide both teams as they represent Gettysburg Area High School in the coming seasons.”
On Tuesday, board President Kenneth Hassinger offered some further insight into the matter, saying the delay on Yates’ contract was to give the board sufficient time to investigate further concerns about her that turned out not to be credible. “The comments that this was on [Yates being] transgender are not factually correct in my world either,” Hassinger told attendees shortly before Tuesday’s vote, echoing statements made last month by board Vice President Michael Dickerson.In September 2022, Yates was given a letter from Gettysburg High School principal Jeremy Lusk outlining “concerns” with some of her recent actions and stressing that it is “imperative to maintain professional boundaries.
Further, Yates’ contract was renewed without issue for the spring 2023 tennis season - after the letter of warning was given - causing several speakers to question why otherwise settled issues were being raised months later.where the board had punted voting on Yates’ contract. Although a few more people spoke against Yates than before, the majority of the comments were still squarely in the coaches’ corner.
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