HS Coach Fired for Contacting Players Via Social Media

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Trey Porter, the athletic director and football coach at Roosevelt High School in St. Louis, was fired Wednesday for violating school policy by contacting his players through social media.

As reported by CBS affiliate KMOV, the school district’s handbook bans employees from connecting with students and former students on social media. “The rule is the rule. I was following not the letter of the law but the spirit. In this case, my kids were my best interest,” Porter said.

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