BREAKING NEWS: Backus involved in alleged incident
Templce City coach's status uncertain after incident with student
By Miguel A. Melendez
Staff Writer
TEMPLE CITY - Temple City High School head varsity football coach Randy Backus missed Friday's Rio Hondo League game against La Canada, and his status for this week's playoff opener is uncertain following an alleged incident involving a student.
Reached by phone Monday, Backus declined to elaborate.
"It's all speculation at this point as to what happened - if anything happened," said Backus.
Temple City High Athletic Director John Van De Veere declined to discuss the incident. He said Backus is on personal leave.
"We won't know anything until Friday morning from the board of education," Van De Veere said.
The district's school board is scheduled to meet Wednesday for its regular meeting, according to the district's Web site.
"Due to student and employee confidentiality we cannot comment in response to your call," district spokeswoman Lynne Burkhardt responded to a reporter.
Temple City will open the CIF-Southern Section Mid-Valley Division playoffs Friday against Arroyo.
There was no immediate word Monday from officials whether a replacement will be named for Backus in the interim.
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Melendez worked as a correspondent for the San Gabriel Valley Tribune for three years and later landed a job as a freelance writer at the Los Angeles Times before accepting an offer at The Orange County Register covering high schools. Melendez covered Major League Soccer at The Register for three years before being promoted to report on the Lakers, Angels and Dodgers for the Web. Melendez also worked for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Fresno Bee, Oakland Tribune and The Boston Globe. E-mail opinions, suggestions and tips to miguel.melendez@sgvn.com. |
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