'My son is an assistant coach at another west suburban high school and likely has more information, but I have been unable to hook up with him- I\'ve only been home less than a full day. Likely, though, if I knew I\'d not say, as it really does not matter. What I see here is Newton doing just what he asks every runner to do- own up to what you do and take responsibility for it. You will note that he has not been quoted or has responded in any way. He just accepted the punishment and moved on.
I don\'t know the new principal at York. I\'ve been out of Elmhurst for a few years now. But I have to feel that she is looking to see him go- he had a charge filed against him a couple of years ago by a student who got in trouble, and he had those kids get caught last year setting fires- though obviously, the fact that they were runners was incidental to what they did- it was the news that noted that they were runners, as if somehow it was Newton who was implicated in what they did. But the principal is new, and she may not know exactly how important Newton has been to the history of high school xc in the US. An easy answer is to turn up the heat until he says the hell with it.
One thing I have noted is that in all of the press releases, the exact violation is not mentioned. How many more days than 25 did he meet with the team, and under what circumstances? None of that is clear to me. I find it odd that the articles have not gone into more specific detail. I am not sure what that means.