Interim Superintendent Chris McGinley said this week that lawyer Leigh Dalton’s work did not result in a formal report. Instead, Dalton emailed recommendations addressing more than 25 district policies, which are now drafts for consideration. The school board’s policy committee is expected to discuss them at upcoming public meetings, McGinley said.

The review was commissioned after four football coaches and six players were charged in connection with two alleged attacks on a teammate in 2025. The district canceled the football seasons in 2025 and 2026. Criminal cases involving the coaches and two former players are proceeding in Montgomery County court.

It remains unclear whether Dalton’s review examined how district administrators responded to the allegations. A county grand jury that recommended charges said staff members did not properly investigate after learning of the allegations. Prosecutors have said coaches learned the player had been beaten and told him not to tell his parents. The grand jury report said school employees later downplayed the mother’s report and relied on the account of the head coach at the time.

The district’s former superintendent, Brian Scriven, resigned Aug. 6, shortly after the charges were announced. The school board appointed McGinley, a longtime administrator, as interim superintendent. Board president Leah Mulhearn said in August that Dalton’s review would consider the grand jury’s findings and that recommendations were expected within 60 days.

District officials say prevention efforts are underway as the policy drafts are considered. All high school students are scheduled to begin hourlong advisory sessions on consent, personal boundaries, peer pressure and healthy relationships on Oct. 28. The district is developing that curriculum with the Victim Services Center in Montgomery County.

Fall sports teams, along with activities including pep band and color guard, are receiving four 30-minute sessions from Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center. The sessions cover personal safety, boundaries, healthy relationships, warning signs and identifying trusted adults. The program is expected to continue with winter and spring activities.

Coaches, club sponsors and teachers who lead after-school activities have received training on mandatory reporting, McGinley said. He said all district employees have also received child-abuse training, and administrators were trained in conducting legally compliant investigations.

Administrators are making spot checks at the beginning and end of practices to confirm students are supervised in locker rooms. At an Oct. 13 school board meeting, Vice Principal and Athletic Director Sam Sheridan said the district must prevent students from feeling unable to report troubling behavior. “We were in a spot we never wanted to be in and can’t return to,” he said.

The policy committee’s public review will determine what changes the district adopts. McGinley said the drafts would be presented individually or in groups at upcoming meetings.