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Two Seattle Times staff reporters spent a year investigating the sexual
misconduct of Washington coaches. They interviewed more than 260 people,
including coaches, athletes, students, administrators, educators and
experts. The reporters filed more than 110 public-records requests, including
requests to 10 of the largest school districts, for information on coaches
and teachers accused of misconduct. These districts employ roughly one-quarter
of the state's teachers.
The newspaper fought legal battles in four counties to obtain records from
school districts. Times reporters, including Justin Mayo, constructed a
database to investigate coaches using the following: state superintendent
disciplinary records since 1992; rosters of certified teachers; statewide
dockets of civil and criminal cases; and an AAU directory of coaches for
Western Washington. Mayo provided much of the analysis. Reporters also
obtained police, criminal and civil court records from nearly all the state's
39 counties.
Contributors to the series also include Cheryl Morningstar, Elizabeth Ridgeway,
Ray Rivera, Ian Ith and Miyoko Wolf.