Star Japanese HS coach who resigned after his beatings of runners was exposed, is welcomed back as a volunteer

Yeah, neither can I, but it's because Japan is a reasonable society where they don't permanently stigmatize people who make mistakes, and don't automatically label anyone who has a minor indiscretion a monster. I have no problem with them welcoming the coach back.

He is not officially coaching them. It is like here in America where the coach gets fired and then coaches them privately.

On another level entirely but along the lines of whats going on at Arcadia.

I would hardly call "systemic use of corporal punishment" that resulted in physical injury to runners to be a minor indiscretion.

If "reasonable" societies tolerate coaches systemically beating children, then I do not want to live in a reasonable society.