FB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Oxy1995]

Gee, who could have guessed this would happen
https://www.dailynews.com/2018/09/26/gay-former-occidental-athletic-director-sues-for-discrimination-retaliation/

Can't read the article due to paywall.

It is a short article, with many misstatements.

"Occidental College's gay former athletic director is suing the university, alleging she was fired this summer in retaliation for complaining to the school's president that she was the victim of gender and sexual orientation discrimination.

Jaime Hoffman's Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit names as defendants the college and Occidental President Jonathan Veitch. Her additional allegations include harassment and both intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

An Occidental representative did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the complaint, which was filed Monday and seeks unspecified damages.

"Occidental College, a liberal arts college known for the progressive ideology of its famous former student, President Obama, boasts of equity as one of the four cornerstones of it mission...," the opening paragraph of the 63-page suit reads. "Sadly, the college does not live (up to) this value."

The school's true tradition, according to Hoffman's suit, "is one of silencing outspoken women who use their voices to make the school a safer place and one of integrity. Plaintiff Jaime Hoffman is one of those women."

Hoffman says she was hired as Occidental's women's head basketball coach in July 2005, named interim athletic director in 2007 and given the permanent job six months later by Veitch's predecessor.

Occidental "flourished" under Hoffman's leadership and she played an important role in the school's fundraising, but she became concerned about Veitch's alleged lack of candor in telling donors about changes in how money would be spent, according to her court papers.

"Plaintiff repeatedly requested that Veitch, for the sake of Oxy's credibility, either keep the promises or inform donors of the change," the suit says. But Veitch refused, despite knowing the adverse effect his decision would have on the school and on Hoffman's reputation, according to the complaint.

Although the decision to fire popular longtime Occidental football coach Dale Widolff in 2012 in the wake of a NCAA investigation into alleged recruiting violations was a joint decision among Hoffman, Veitch and the university's Board of Trustees, Veitch portrayed the action as the plaintiff's, subjecting her to scapegoating and abuse from the football community, the lawsuit alleges.


The plaintiff claims Occidental did nothing when postings on the school website concerning Hoffman called her a "dyke" and a "witch." Veitch, after hearing Hoffman's complaints about sexist and homophobic harassment after the Widolff firing, told the plaintiff, "C'mon, Jaime, let's not Monday-morning quarterback," the suit says.

The school's football program faltered after the Widolff firing, especially in recruiting, and Veitch blamed the problem on Hoffman, according to her suit.

When Hoffman addressed the football team after a decision to cancel a game in September 2017 due to a small number of eligible players, some members of the team began swearing at her and asked her such questions as "What do you know about football?," the suit states.

Concerned about her family's safety in the wake of the meeting with the players and a verbal attack that occurred while she was at home with her partner and babysitter, Hoffman moved her family to a new location more than 30 miles away, the suit states.

Hoffman went on leave because of emotional distress in the fall of 2017 and attempted to return to work in July, the suit says. However, Hoffman was notified by telephone by Occidental human resources management in August that she was being fired and that Veitch made the decision, according to her court papers.

"Following plaintiff's termination, multiple (Occidental) female coaches quit without alternative employment in place rather than remain in the sexist and hostile Occidental Athletic Department work environment allowed to fester under Veitch's reign," the suit states."

[OxyBob]

It is a short article, with many misstatements.

I'll summarize her lawsuit:

Playing the victim card.
Playing the gay card.
Playing the woman card.
Playing the hurt feelings card.
Playing the scapegoat card.

OxyBob

[Gray Fox]

OxyBob,

You forgot about how the female coaches all quit in support of her.

[Oxy1995]

OxyBob,

You forgot about how the female coaches all quit in support of her.

That was one of my favorite parts.  It said "multiple (Occidental) female coaches quit without alternative employment in place".  There were two female coaches that have left.  The tennis coach and the women's lacrosse coach.  Two is technically multiple.  The statement about no alternative employment is crap.  The tennis coach, Rachel Manasse took an assistant job at D1 USC (a bit of an upgrade).  The women's lacrosse coach, Stephanie Mark "is moving back to the Pittsburgh area with her husband Matthew to be closer to family with the birth of their new daughter Caroline".

[Gray Fox]

I don't think Oxy sports were stellar or improving under her watch.
CMS has done well during that time.

She was a very good basketball coach.

[Oxy1995]

I don't think Oxy sports were stellar or improving under her watch.
CMS has done well during that time.

She was a very good basketball coach.

I agree with you there.  I at one time had a list of all the coaching changes under her watch.  I'm going to look for it.  I'm actually surprised they didn't dump her after the scandal with the long time athletic trainer and sexual harassment charges.

[OxyBob]

The school's football program faltered after the Widolff firing, especially in recruiting...

Exhibit A:



I forgot, who hired him?

OxyBob

[Oxy1995]

The school's football program faltered after the Widolff firing, especially in recruiting...

Exhibit A:



I forgot, who hired him?

OxyBob

He was a defensive coach and his last year Oxy had the lowest ranked defense in all of Division 3.  Even with that being the case, it was better than bringing back Bill Reddell, in an obvious attempt to appease older alums after the unjust firing of Dale Widolff

[OxyBob]

The school's football program faltered after the Widolff firing, especially in recruiting...

Exhibit A:



I forgot, who hired him?

He was a defensive coach and his last year Oxy had the lowest ranked defense in all of Division 3.  Even with that being the case, it was better than bringing back Bill Reddell, in an obvious attempt to appease older alums after the unjust firing of Dale Widolff

After Hoffman shamefully engineered DW's firing, she brought in Bill Redell.  Then she hired Semones to replace Redell. After Semones "retired," I sent Redell a note:

Dear Coach Redell,

Doug Semones retired as Oxy's head coach. I strongly suggest you take your phone off the hook before you get a call from Jamie Hoffman.

OxyBob

[Oxy1995]

The school's football program faltered after the Widolff firing, especially in recruiting...

Exhibit A:



I forgot, who hired him?

He was a defensive coach and his last year Oxy had the lowest ranked defense in all of Division 3.  Even with that being the case, it was better than bringing back Bill Reddell, in an obvious attempt to appease older alums after the unjust firing of Dale Widolff

After Hoffman shamefully engineered DW's firing, she brought in Bill Redell.  Then she hired Semones to replace Redell. After Semones "retired," I sent Redell a note:

Dear Coach Redell,

Doug Semones retired as Oxy's head coach. I strongly suggest you take your phone off the hook before you get a call from Jamie Hoffman.

OxyBob

I always try to remind people that the actual NCAA report called for very minor sanctions on the football program, but MAJOR sanctions on the volleyball program.  Here is the report.  https://web3.ncaa.org/lsdbi/search/miCaseView/report?id=102388

[DFWCrufan]

Wait, so if I am not mistaken the Equity and wherever officer was present at the meeting with the football team said there was no unusual outrage from the players (more than should be normal for an AD cutting their season)

[RFB]

Wait, so if I am not mistaken the Equity and wherever officer was present at the meeting with the football team said there was no unusual outrage from the players (more than should be normal for an AD cutting their season)

It's 2018. Did you forget the playbook of the feminist/#poundmetoo movement? It's to lob accusations and lay ruin to everything in their path. Reap it Oxy, you put this hag in charge.

[Pat Coleman]

#poundmetoo

This is just some voice-to-text error, right?

[RFB]

#poundmetoo

This is just some voice-to-text error, right?

Quite a common term out there, Pat. But to make you feel better, #metoo has been weaponized, no doubt about it. Jaime Hoffman is following the feminist playbook to a tee in her lawsuit.

[Pat Coleman]

I think I'm going to declare that a politics-type discussion and out of bounds here. That is not what this board is about.

If you want to talk about the Oxy situation without those terms, go for it.