District 9-3A school superintendents met in an Executive Committee meeting Monday, Oct. 21 to discuss the alleged violation of Westwood ISD coaches and district personal video- taping/filming/recording district opponents of an athletics contest (varsity football) without the prior consent of the schools competing in the contest. When all was said and done, Diboll superintendent Brian Bowman, Huntington superintendent David Flowers, and Crockett superintendent Dr. Douglas Moore recommended the suspension of Westwood ISD technology assistant Don McCoy from all District 9-3A athletic events and the suspension of Westwood High School director of athletics and head football coach Richard Bishop for the remainder of the football season as well as postseason. Both of these suspensions will have to go to the UIL State Executive Committee for approval.
The committee also voted Westwood would have to forfeit all District 9-3A football games for this season. Westwood ISD superintendent Wade Stanford noted the school would be filing an appeal on the forfeits.
Teague ISD superintendent Chris Skinner and Fairfield ISD superintendent Joe Craig were also in attendance for the meeting and spoke throughout. They could not vote on the recommendation
