MEAD, Wash. — The Mead School District is hiring a Seattle law firm to conduct an audit on the program’s football team amid racial misconduct allegations.
In a special board meeting held in mid-December, the board approved to move forward with an audit into the football team and the district’s athletic programs overall.
The school district discussed which policies within the district were violated and if any policies needed to be updated, along with looking at the investigation into the football team.
The board said the main focus will be on the football team, and after the initial report is presented, the board can choose if they wish to expand the investigation or not, if it is warranted.
Last month, the school district fired head coach Keith Stamps amid a lawsuit alleging racial misconduct within the football program.
According to the school district’s investigation, superintendent Travis Hanson said Stamps failed to appropriately respond to allegations of student misconduct. The investigation also found that Stamps did not alert other administrative staff members about what was going on. The investigation also found that Stamps was allegedly not honest nor forthcoming with the district about the situation.
The allegations began in June 2023, when there was alleged student-to-student misconduct at an Eastern Washington University football camp, which allegedly included the use of a massage gun on a student’s private area and inappropriate touching.
According to the school district’s investigation, in July 2023, a parent emailed head football coach Stamps reporting the abusive behavior, where Stamps claimed to speak with multiple students about what happened and determined that no misconduct happened.
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