Two more Kirkland high school coaches placed on leave

The Lake Washington School District placed two more coaches on administrative leave this week for undisclosed reasons.

The Lake Washington School District (LWSD) placed two more coaches on administrative leave this week for undisclosed reasons.

LWSD spokeswoman Kathryn Reith confirmed on Thursday morning that Lake Washington High School girls softball head coach Troy Hennum and Juanita High School baseball head coach Sherman Leach have both been placed on leave from their positions.

Reith said that the district could not release any more information as to why the coaches have been placed on leave.

Hennum told the Reporter early Thursday morning that he could “not comment on anything now,” when reached on his cell phone.

The move follows a tough week for the Kangs athletic department, as former boys basketball head coach Barry Johnson pleaded not guilty at Kirkland Municipal Court to communicating with a minor for immoral purposes. The accusations against Johnson took place while he was both a coach and an instructional assistant.

There is no indication that the issues with Hennum or Leach have anything to do with the Johnson investigation, or that they have to do with misconduct. Leave can be taken for a variety of reasons such as health issues.

The Juanita High School athletic department had troubles of its own earlier this school year as a varsity volleyball coach’s husband, Steve C. Meeks, 23, was arrested for spying on team players in a bathroom during a non-sanctioned end-of-season sleep over Nov. 5  at a family owned warehouse in Woodinville. He was charged with voyeurism.