Broomfield HS Teacher Gives Up Coach Job, Will Return To Teaching

BROOMFIELD, CO – A Broomfield High School teacher who was investigated by the district and Broomfield police will return to her job as a teacher, but not a coach, the school's principal told parents in a letter.

Head softball coach and science teacher Paula Seifried was placed on administrative leave after "allegations of misconduct," Principal Ginger Ramsey said in a letter. Neither the school nor the police department has said what the allegations were.

"On Wednesday, the Broomfield Police Department announced they were not pursuing any criminal charges. The result of the [Boulder Valley School District] investigation is a personnel matter.

Ms. Seifried has resigned from her coaching position and will return to the classroom on Monday, September 10."

Ramsey said she couldn't go into further details because the incident was a "personnel matter."

Seifried has taught at BHS since 2006, according to her homepage on the school website.

The purported allegations erupted just as the team was entering a weekend tournament. Assistant coaches Phil Kessler and Courtney Harrelson took over Seifried's duties with the team.

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