By Alex Vejar | The Salt Lake City Tribune
Intermountain Christian School and Tabiona High each called for punishment of the opposing school’s head boys’ basketball coach for alleged behavior during two incidents where racial slurs, taunting and death threats were said to have occurred.
Lawyers representing the board of education for Duchesne School District — Tabiona is located there — and ICS argued their cases for nearly six hours Monday to a five-person panel of representatives from the Utah High School Activities Association. The hearing consisted of ICS repeating allegations of racial slurs and taunting by Tabiona fans reported by The Salt Lake Tribuneearlier this month, and Tabiona alleging death threats and other violent behavior by ICS coaches and parents.
ICS wants Tabiona coach Lee Gines suspended for up to five years, while Tabiona wants ICS coach Tim Drisdom sanctioned for what it alleged as a threat on one of its players’ lives made by Drisdom after a game between the two teams in January.
