Report: Bellevue High School principal leaves school; denies football allegations are reason

Amid a scandal involving the powerhouse football program, Bellevue High School principal Scott Powers will leave his post for nearby Sammamish High School, according to The Seattle Times.

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Powers spent five years as principal and told the Times that his decision to move on was not related to football and that it “aligns to my growth as a principal.”

The announcement comes shortly after a 78-page report found that Bellevue administrators ignored rules and the team’s head coach, Butch Goncharoff, told football players to enroll in an alternative school where boosters subsidized their tuition.

Findings included emails, interviews and other district documents, according to report. Administrators tried to obstruct the investigation, which was written by two former prosecutors hired by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

The Times reports that Vic Anderson, the principal at the district’s Chinook Middle School will take over for Powers.

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