Lindsay Nylund was fired from his role as a high-performance coach … in Sydney (Australia), in May, after he sent an email to parents with a picture of his winning team, describing them as βbeautifulβ.
βHi all β¦ Our beautiful FDLC Level 8 Womenβs Artistic Gymnasts,β he wrote in the email in February, following a competition win.
… βParents were outraged [over his termination], the coaching staff were outraged, everyone was outraged β¦ Most people are flabbergasted, they canβt believe it. They think this is ridiculous.β …
Determined to get his job back, Mr Nylund has taken the case to the Industrial Relations Commission. …
According to The Australian, the council listed three other allegations in their termination notice, including that Mr Nylund βshowed a lack of respect to managementβ by allowing a one-week membership fee freeze when it should have been two weeks.
He also allegedly transported athletes without parent consent and attended a social event at a local club, which the council claimed breached Child Safe Practice guidelines. …
A four-day hearing at the NSW IRC has been set for mid-November.
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