Nobody has mentioned this, so I will post the first few paragraphs from the article in the DMN... he has since resigned from the THSCA.
link - http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent ... eae39.html
Police say Mesquite High coach pawned, bought back school equipment
By MATTHEW HAAG and RICHARD ABSHIRE / The Dallas Morning News
Video cameras, digital cameras and laptop computers kept turning up missing at Mesquite High School's athletic department. And then days or weeks later, the items would mysteriously return.
Eventually, police investigated and found evidence showing that Steve Halpin, the school's athletic coordinator and varsity football coach, was pawning the items and later buying them back.
But rather than press charges against the state championship-winning football coach or report the problem to the Texas Education Agency as is required, Mesquite school officials chose to let Mr. Halpin, 52, quietly retire this week.
link - http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent ... eae39.html
Police say Mesquite High coach pawned, bought back school equipment
By MATTHEW HAAG and RICHARD ABSHIRE / The Dallas Morning News
Video cameras, digital cameras and laptop computers kept turning up missing at Mesquite High School's athletic department. And then days or weeks later, the items would mysteriously return.
Eventually, police investigated and found evidence showing that Steve Halpin, the school's athletic coordinator and varsity football coach, was pawning the items and later buying them back.
But rather than press charges against the state championship-winning football coach or report the problem to the Texas Education Agency as is required, Mesquite school officials chose to let Mr. Halpin, 52, quietly retire this week.