Coach’s Age Discrimination Claim Is Premature

A federal judge from the Northern District of Illinois has found that a basketball coach, who also served as an athletic director, failed to present enough evidence that a school district opted not to renew his contract because of his age.   Plaintiff Steve Sandholm began working for the Dixon Public School District No. 170 as a head basketball coach and PE teacher at Dixon High School in the 1999-2000 schoolyear. Six years later, he became its athletic director, giving up his teaching posi