Prior to the Georgia PSC conducting their own investigation, and based solely on the information provided by Mr. This Consent Order reinstated my certification as an educator in Georgia retroactively, effective February 21, 2020. In late February, I signed the Consent Order.
#RUSH PROPST PROFESSIONAL#
Doug Howell and the Colquitt County Board of Education into my certification, and truthfully into my personal and professional reputation, to an end. You were right to believe in me.Įarlier today, the Georgia Professional Standards Commission approved a Consent Order bringing the investigation into the allegations presented by Mr. Howell and the Colquitt County Board of Education were a false, unfounded smear. Howell’s investigation was engineered to support his predetermined conclusion and shared with you on Apthat I was very confident that when the evidence was presented it would demonstrate that the accusations by Mr. Propst was cleared of the allegations Thursday and released a statement on his vindication to Vols Wire: The seven-time state and 2015 national championship head coach at Colquitt County and Hoover High School (Hoover, Ala.) was wrongfully terminated as a result of the following allegations: legal compliance, conduct with students, honesty and public funds and property. His teaching certificate in Georgia has been reinstated and is retroactive to Feb.
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Propst has now been vindicated of those allegations. To contact him, email him at or call 22.Rush Propst was fired as head coach at Colquitt County High School in Moultrie, Georgia, in March 2019 after an investigation by school superintendent Doug Howell produced multiple allegations of wrongdoing. Ken Gustafson is the sports editor for the Americus Times-Recorder.
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Unfortunately, Rush Propst is sorely lacking in both of those areas. In our society, which is rapidly headed in a downward spiral, we desperately need men and women who demonstrate strong moral character and integrity, especially when dealing with young people.
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For this reason, in my opinion, Propst should never be allowed to coach again. Sadly, even though he won two state titles with Colquitt County, he didn’t make the most of his second opportunity. The CCBE was prepared to give Propst a second chance. There’s nothing wrong with winning a state championship, but there are many things more important than that. I’m thankful that both here in Sumter County and in Schley County, educational leaders chose to hire coaches who are more concerned with making sure that these student-athletes do what is right at all times and are prepared to be good citizens than they are about winning football games and state titles. Thankfully, that billboard was taken down. Two weeks ago, there was a billboard along I-75 in Tifton that said “Hire Rush Propst Tift County Football Coach.” That is the “win at all costs” mentality.
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However, amazingly, even in the face of all these alleged transgressions (which appear to be true), some still want to hire Propst because he wins. Details on that subject can be read in the CCBE’s official Propst Report.īased on this evidence presented to them, the CCBE saw no alternative but to fire Rush Propst.īased on the reports that I’ve read from the Moultrie Observer, and the CCBE’s official Propst Report, there is overwhelming evidence that Coach Propst deserved to lose his job. According to the report, Howell also points out that Coach Propst failed to control and discipline his players on more than one occasion, including during the moments after the Packers’ 14-13 loss to Milton in the 2018 GHSA Class AAAAAAA State Championship Game on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Howell went on to site issues involving insubordination, failure to follow school rules and unethical conduct regarding public funds and property. Howell goes on to explain that there is ample evidence to suggest that Propst has not paid his taxes and that the “Credit Bureau Report (Colquitt Tax Liens) shows Rush Propst owes $301,317 in federal income taxes.” “He is not allowed to give over-the-counter medicines or unauthorized medicines”, Howell stated in his report. He goes on to describe that based on the CCBE’s investigation that Propst gave “pills” to students out of his pocket on more than one occasion. These standards dealt with Legal Compliance, Conduct with Students, Honesty, Public Funds and Property and one stating, “An educator shall demonstrate conduct that follows generally recognized professional standards and preserves the dignity and integrity of the education profession.” Howell’s investigation revealed that Propst had violated all five of those standards.
#RUSH PROPST CODE#
To make a long story short, in the official Propst Report, which can be read at Howell outlined five “standards” of the Georgia Code of Ethics for Educators that Propst violated while he served as the head football coach at Colquitt County.