A high school in California has placed multiple teachers and coaches on administrative leave after an investigation found that they presented fraudulent CPR and firs-aid certification cards.
The investigation, which El Camino Real in Woodland Hills said was done by a third party, centers on an allegation CPR and first-aid certification cards might be fraudulent because they were not listed in a Red Cross database even though they were approved last year by the school’s athletic director, according to a person with knowledge of the probe not authorized to discuss it publicly.
According to The Los Angeles Times, coaches are required to earn CPR certification every two years. The coaches took an online course that other schools have used in the past, a source told The Times.
“All I can confirm is that there is an investigation,” El Camino Real interim executive director Emilie Larew wrote in an email to The Times. “I am unable to comment on details related to a pending investigation.”
Parents reportedly confirmed that multiple coaches were escorted off campus, including decorated baseball coach Josh Lienhard.
El Camino Real has seen a number of changes of late, as the school has replaced the football coach, boys and girls basketball coaches, the tennis coach and the athletic director. El Camino Real’s acclaimed softball program also lost its coach.
