Elite LA high school rocked in scandal as parents set private investigators on football coach

A California high school football team’s parents are willing to call out their own coaching staff for alleged recruiting violations.A group of parents from Westlake High School in Thousand Oaks, California, submitted a letter to the school on October 28 that was titled, “Concerned Westlake High School Parents.”“We are a group of concerned parents from the Westlake High School football program.We are under the direction of legal counsel and have executed a contract with a private investigation company,” the letter wrote, per an X post from Chris Fore.

“We are investigating information that we have received concerning player recruitment and undue influence involving student-athletes enrolled at neighboring high schools and the Westlake High School football program.”Westlake High School has a 7-3 record and went 3-2 in their conference, earning a spot in the playoffs.The school has been reached out for comment without response.“Specifically, we have received information raising concerns that certain student-athletes from your school may have been approached or encouraged to transfer to Westlake for football-related reasons and that, in certain instances, financial or other material inducements may have been offered or discussed.“We are investigating whether residency, transfer, or enrollment information submitted in connection with certain transfers accurately reflected the students’ actual circumstances,” it continued.The latter also referenced CIF Bylaw 510, which prohibits public high schools from, “undue influence in connection with the enrollment, transfer, or continued enrollment of a student for athletic purposes”.

Westlake is a public high school, albeit in a affluent part of the city.The parents noted their next steps will be “submitting a formal request to CIF Southern Section seeking an investigation of suspected recruiting violations involving the Westlake High School football program and alleged conduct involving Coach Rick Cl...