MCKINNEY, Texas — The McKinney Independent School District has hired an independent third party to look into the McKinney North High School cheerleading team and student body after several students were accused of inappropriate conduct.
The team’s former coach, Michaela Ward, [pictured] resigned after claiming administrators undermined her authority to discipline members of the cheerleading team.
Ward said her cheerleaders had some behavorial problems such as skipping classes, being late to practice and even smarting off to teachers. However, the girls’ biggest offense was when they posed for a sexually suggestive photograph while wearing their school uniform inside a Condoms To Go store.
The investigation is estimated to be completed by the end of the week.
One member of the squad is the daughter of the McKinney North High School principal, Linda Theret.
Theret, who has been employed by the district since 1998, has taken some personal leave from the school this week while the investigation is under way.