Alleged Retaliation by High School Coach Against Athlete Leads to First Amendment Claim

Alleged Retaliation by High School Coach Against Athlete Leads to First Amendment Claim

From Judge James Peterson (W.D. Wis.) Aug. 14 in Whalen v. Selk, which allows the claim to go forward: Jake Whalen played basketball for Waunakee High School from his freshman through junior year. During much of that time, Jake's father, Mark Whalen, was complaining to school officials about head coach Dana MacKenzie and assistant coach Tyler Selk. Mark says that he was primarily concerned about potential financial misconduct by the coaches rela…