Five John Hersey High School wrestling coaches including boys varsity coach Joe Rupslauk have been relieved of their duties over concerns with recruiting practices, in-season training activities outside of school, and students living outside of school attendance boundaries receiving spots on the team, officials said.
The five coaches — across varsity, junior varsity and freshman levels — had been on administrative leave since Northwest Suburban High School District 214 launched an internal review Dec. 10.
Rupslauk didn’t respond to requests for comment Wednesday.
The probe identified residency eligibility issues and determined that “several” students who wrestled at Hersey didn’t reside within the Arlington Heights school’s attendance boundaries, district officials said Wednesday.
Officials declined to say how many athletes are involved since the matter involves student eligibility and remains under review by the Illinois High School Association.
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