A Florida varsity cheerleading coach has been fired after being accused of providing alcohol to her high school squad during a sleepover at her home.
Kristy King, 35, has denied the allegations, and claims her scorned soon-to-be ex-husband is behind them.
An internal investigation was conducted at Heritage High School in Palm Bay after an anonymous complaint was made about underage drinking at her home, according to district records cited by ABC9.
Former varsity cheerleading coach Kristy King is accused of providing alcohol to underage students during a sleepover at her home
King’s estranged husband filed a complaint saying he witnessed the incident while he was monitoring security cameras at King’s home
‘Where it’s coming from is my soon-to-be ex-husband,’ King told ABC9 about the allegations
The complaint was in fact later attributed to King’s estranged husband, who said he was monitoring the couple’s home security system in July when he ‘observed some of the cheerleaders consuming alcohol.’
The unidentified man said this issue, however, was not about his impeding divorce, per ABC9.
‘If Brevard Public Schools wants to talk about this, all the allegations, all the accusations, all the issues, it’s not coming from parents. Where it’s coming from is my soon-to-be ex-husband,’ King told the local news outlet.
Some cheerleaders interviewed by investigators said there was no drinking, while others admitted there was but claimed one of the students provided it
Brevard Public Schools concluded that King willingly provided alcohol to underage cheerleaders at her home and fired her on August 15
In interviews conducted by district officials with several of the cheerleaders who were present at King’s sleepover, some said there was no drinking, and the ones who admitted there was alcohol involved claimed one of them was the one to get it.
‘One of the girls got out some alcohol for everyone,’ one cheerleader told investigators.
‘The girls wanted to drink, so they took the alcohol from the pantry and began drinking,’ said another.
The report also reveals that police came to King’s home on the night of the sleepover, but left after speaking to some of the cheerleaders outside house.
Still, Brevard Public Schools concluded that King willingly provided alcohol to underage cheerleaders at her home and fired her on August 15 after working for the district for less than a year, as reported by ABC9.