Former Canton McKinley football coaches file lawsuit claiming 'sham' settlement over pizza fiasco
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Former members of the football coaching staff at Canton McKinley High School have filed a new lawsuit claiming the school district and its insurance company forced through a "sham" settlement in the wake of an incident that allegedly saw the staff force a player to eat pepperoni pizza against his religious beliefs.
Head coach Marcus Wattley and six of his assistants were fired in June of 2021 after the teen's family claimed he was required to eat pork after missing a weight room session. According to the player's father and family attorney Ed Gilbert, this violated his Hebrew Israelite beliefs.
The student's family later filed both state and federal complaints against the coaches as well as the Canton City School District, alleging a violation of First Amendment rights. An out-of-court settlement was eventually reached in 2023, with the district agreeing to pay the family $125,000 in damages.
However, by that time the coaches had been dismissed from the federal lawsuit, and therefore had no say over the final terms of the settlement. The attorney representing the coaches, Fairlawn-based Peter Pattakos, is now accusing Canton Superintendent Jeffrey Talbert, lawyer Kathryn Perrico, and Liberty Mutual insurance of "unlawful collusion" with Gilbert in an effort to "undermine" his clients' own lawsuit against the school.
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Head coach Marcus Wattley and six of his assistants were fired in June of 2021 after the teen's family claimed he was required to eat pork after missing a weight room session. According to the player's father and family attorney Ed Gilbert, this violated his Hebrew Israelite beliefs.
The student's family later filed both state and federal complaints against the coaches as well as the Canton City School District, alleging a violation of First Amendment rights. An out-of-court settlement was eventually reached in 2023, with the district agreeing to pay the family $125,000 in damages.
However, by that time the coaches had been dismissed from the federal lawsuit, and therefore had no say over the final terms of the settlement. The attorney representing the coaches, Fairlawn-based Peter Pattakos, is now accusing Canton Superintendent Jeffrey Talbert, lawyer Kathryn Perrico, and Liberty Mutual insurance of "unlawful collusion" with Gilbert in an effort to "undermine" his clients' own lawsuit against the school.
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