She now lives in California. Kearney's lawyers had questioned why the school publicly announced Kearney's discipline, but Applewhite's incident, which school officials called consensual, didn't surface until nearly five years later when the Daily Texan student newspaper filed a public records request for his personnel file.
University regents said they didn't know about the Applewhite incident until Today's Picks. Trump: 'Common sense' for rioters to chant 'Hang Mike Pence'. People had to move my legs for me. But keeping true to her promise, she did her practice appearance one better at the Texas Relays just a month later. In front of a near-capacity crowd, Kearney stepped out of her wheelchair and took her first steps since the December accident.
Her condition has improved dramatically since; now, she requires just a single cane to assist with her mobility. But even that is something she soon hopes will be a necessity of the past. For me, the journey still continues. Now I stop myself from stressing. And you learn that the impossible is possible.
It gives me more motivation to motivate, to help others achieve things they know in their heart. Kearney said that she primarily looks at what is inside an athlete to see what their true potential as athletes can be. Then I help empower them to believe in themselves. Once you establish that, you have a partnership. Even though the employment rules in effect at the time that this relationship occurred only imply a reporting violation, the University is now justifying the firing based on the sexual conduct.
For employment contract purposes, it is likely more complicated. Articles Contact KeeneTrial. Trial Skills. The Jury Expert. Blog archive. We Participate In:. ABA Journal Blawg ! Username Password Remember Me. Sunday, January 13, You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2. Both comments and pings are currently closed. Howard said Sunday that Kearney was given until Monday at noon to resign or she would be fired. He said the relationship wasn't specifically against school policy, but the rules require someone in a supervisory role to report such a relationship.
She had a pristine record. Why anyone would think she is not a suitable coach is mind-boggling to me. Ohlendorf called such a relationship "unprofessional and unacceptable.
Howard that such a relationship crosses the line of trust placed in the head coach for all aspects of the athletic program and the best interests of the student-athletes in the program," she said in an e-mail to CNN Sunday night.
Ohlendorf said the school is not naming the student, citing privacy laws. The ex-student reported the former relationship to the school in late October, she said, leading to Kearney being placed on leave in November.
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