by Andrew J. Campa
Pasadena Sun
For the second time in less than six months, a Muir High coach has been placed on administrative leave.
Mustangs third-year boys’ basketball Coach Gamal Smalley was placed on paid administrative leave Wednesday, confirmed Adam Wolfson, Pasadena Unified School District Director of Communications and Community Engagement, as the school continues to investigate the program’s forfeiture of 20 games earlier this month.
Wolfson also confirmed the school district has hired an outside investigator to look into any potential wrongdoing.
“Once we found that games had to be forfeited, PUSD launched an investigation as to why the games were forfeited to make sure student transfers had happened in a proper manner,” Wolfson said. “As part of the course of the investigation, Smalley was placed on paid administrative leave.”
