SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A former high school basketball coach has agreed to resign from a job at his northern New Mexico school district and surrender his coaching license.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (https://goo.gl/uafO9u ) former Espanola Valley High School coach Richard Martinez agreed to step down under a settlement with the state Public Education Department.
Martinez was a long-time boys’ basketball coach who led the school to two state titles but was accused of abusing the power that success brought him. He is facing a lawsuit by parents who accuse him of bullying and intimidating players, other students, staff members and parents.
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Martinez says he agreed to the settlement to bring closure.
A previous Espanola superintendent fired Martinez in April and then resigned when the school board didn’t support the termination.
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Information from: The Santa Fe New Mexican, https://www.sfnewmexican.com
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