The primary staff within the space has been with out its coach for eight video games. Curie’s Mike Oliver has been suspended since late January. Chicago Public Schools eliminated him from his safety place after an allegation of a bodily altercation with a pupil.
Oliver is extraordinarily annoyed, however has remained affected person and believes that CPS will clear him when it finishes investigating.
“People [at Curie] have told me the investigators came out, looked at cameras and stuff but that was it,” Oliver mentioned. “I’m just sitting at home. I’m out in limbo and I don’t know anything. I’m not sure where the investigation is going to finish.”
Oliver met with Rev. Jesse Jackson final week and mentioned the Rainbow PUSH Coalition has been supportive.
“There is some stuff they are planning with some local pastors,” Oliver mentioned. “There could be something big. We are just trying to see where this goes next week.”
The Condors picked up an enormous win at Oak Forest on Saturday and have another main showdown earlier than the playoffs on Wednesday at No. 5 Notre Dame.
“It is a tough situation but we have to keep our heads on track,” Condors senior Savieon Williams mentioned. “We know what the big prize is and we have to focus on that, winning the state championship.”
The incident is alleged to have occurred throughout Oliver’s job as a safety guard at Curie, not as a coach, and it concerned a pupil who isn’t on the basketball staff. Several mother and father of basketball gamers held a rally in assist of Oliver on Feb. 7 the place they demanded solutions from CPS.
“No one is communicating from CPS,” Oliver mentioned. “Why do I have to make a spectacle of this? I just want a fair investigation.”
Oliver, a Curie grad, led the Condors to the Class 4A state title in 2015-16. He beforehand was suspended by the IHSA in 2016 and by CPS in 2014 after an eligibility scandal.
Oliver has compiled a 542-133 document in 27 seasons.
“I’ve worked for CPS in security for 27 years, and I’ve never had an allegation against me,” Oliver mentioned. “I’ve never even had a write-up from a principal or a parent conference.”