In its findings released a few hours earlier, the KingCo committee:
• Found a “preponderance of evidence” that Bellevue illegally recruited athletes to the school and coordinated payments for athletes, and that Bellevue failed to self-report money provided to players’ families.
• Found a “preponderance of evidence” that Bellevue boosters paid the tuition of athletes at The Academic Institute.
• Agreed with Bellevue’s conclusions that athletes used false addresses to gain eligibility, and that payments were made to coaches without approval from the school district.
• Accepted a Bellevue resolution that it will not renew contracts for two years of coaches who violated the WIAA rule that stipends and gifts of more than $500 must be approved by the school board.
