Football Coach in California

A high school football coach in California is out of work after two students doped in a junior college football practice.

An investigation into the July 12 incident revealed that Luis Barajas, who coached at Helen Bernstein High School in Hollywood, did not reveal to school authorities or parents that some gamblers had probably been drinking. 39, contaminated water two weeks later. by the Los Angeles Times via the Public Records Act.

"No parent's complaint has been received at Bernstein, the school police [were] not involved, no test of the alleged contaminated water took place and there [were] no report on student illness, "according to a statement from the Los Angeles Unified School District's General Counsel's Office.

Barajas, who was fired on August 7, also failed to get a license to practice, and the report also found that the school's sports department had not properly examined an assistant coach and allowed students.

A spokesman for the school district told The Times on Tuesday that parents had not been informed of the enriched water because officials "found no evidence" that a student had actually drunk water. , which had not been tested were reported.

Although difficult to judge without knowing the amount ingested, a California orthopedic surgeon told the newspaper that the drug intended to improve the performance of men could cause a change in blood pressure in people taking drugs containing nitrates because of 'hypertension.

Barajas has not returned messages asking for comment, reports the Times.

District officials declined to comment on disciplinary action taken against students. The Dragons (1-3) face Abraham Lincoln High School on Friday.