This article does not emphasize the fact the system changed from O'Leary to Gailey. The fact there was a change has been well documented.
Just because "Mac" made bed checks does not mean the present coaches are not aware of the present SAs comings and goings.
Just because "Mac" kept up with the kids class routines and grades does not mean he could do the same after the system changed when O'Leary left.
I see the key word to this parent's article as "Mac", which immediately sets my mind to biased innuendos.
When a coach comes in and is told to keep his hands off the academic system, he does not really know all that means. It has also been documented that Braine has rectified the problem since the failure.
Both the changing of the system and the follow-up rectification of the problem proves the systems were not the same for O'Leary and Gailey.
So, it is a moot point.
The real point is how things will go in the future in this respect. It may be even to late for the next quarter since the problems in the system have just been corrected.
I imagine there is the possibility of more failures in the near future, but we should see much less after that.
Another thing that I see taken out of context of its importance is the remark of a parent as opposed to anyone else's remark. For a parent to make a remark such as the one just shown has no more credibility than someone else making the same statement.
Just because a parent makes a remark does not mean that parent has all the information. In fact all she said was someone needs to stay behind the players to make sure they are attending class. I say, "well Duh!"
That is obvious, but maybe Gailey and his staff were taken out of that loop, and the responsibility was given to Carole Moore and the tutoring staff. If Gailey was told hands off, the parent, the pupil, and the tutoring staff were at fault.
The parent is as much at fault as anyone else. it is incomprehensible to me that a parent is not close enough to his child to know if he is trying, if he is passing or failing, if he is skipping classes. Where is this parent's responsibility in this situation?
This is the flip side to a naive answer by the parent and those who are still looking for some reason to lynch Gailey.