Supporters line up to back RUHS coach
A wall of Redondo Union High School baseball players, two rows deep, lined the chambers of the Redondo Beach Unified School District’s Board of Education Tuesday night meeting to protest the school district’s alleged plan to effectively fire baseball coach Andy Diver at the end of his two-year probationary period with the school. However, the district has not yet taken public actions regarding Diver’s employment. The reasons behind the district’s possible separation from Diver are unclear. When asked for specifics, RBUSD Board President Brad Waller declined, stating that the district does not discuss personnel issues. But parents speaking at the night’s meeting suggested two possibilities: that an unnamed disgruntled baseball parent was applying pressure owing to a playing-time related grudge against Diver; or that comments Diver made about a high school student’s outfit led to his ouster. “At this point, the board has taken zero actions,” Waller said in an interview Wednesday. “I have great confidence in our principal, superintendent and administrators that when they make a decision to hire or not hire someone, they’re doing their due diligence…we don’t hire or fire lightly.”…
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