(9-9-25) Todd and Kathy Alles of Dublin allege that their son left Dublin Coffman High School after his first season of playing football in the fall of 2024 amid an abusive team culture led by former Minster Coach Geron Stokes, according to a lawsuit filed Aug. 21 in Franklin County.
The lawsuit is targeted against the OHSAA’s ruling that Alles son would not eligible to play football in the second part of this (2025) season and playoffs after he had transferred to Bishop Watterson last January from Coffman.
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The couple says their son, who is not named in the lawsuit, experienced –
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Dublin City Schools spokesperson Cassie Dietrich said that the district is aware of the lawsuit and that Stokes is no longer an employee of DCS.
In 2017 Stokes led Minster to a D VII State title. In 2019 Stokes had issues at the school and was put on administrative leave, but after an investigation conducted by the school district on the ‘culture‘ of the football program he was reinstated.
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