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Roosevelt Football Scandal: Coaches Falsely Labeled Athletes as Homeless to Get Around Transfer Rules

Coaches Adams and Patu built "administrative onboarding process purpose-built to falsely enroll transfer athletes as homeless students in order to circumvent transfer and eligibility rules"

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Jun 21, 2025
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“What sickens me is the adults playing victim, saying they just did it to give these kids an opportunity. No, they gave themselves an opportunity.”

- Marcus Harden, family and student advocate.

SEATTLE — As readers of J425 are well aware by now, Roosevelt High School's football program was the subject of a comprehensive investigation by the Washington I…

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