The Greeley Tribune: You’ll have to forgive editorial board members if we feel like we’ve been here before.

When news broke earlier this month about the Union Colony Preparatory School Governing Board choosing to first suspend, then fire, Principal and boys basketball coach Lance Mosness, and that the rumored reason behind the move stemmed from alleged academic fraud perpetuated by Mosness to benefit his players, we had a moment of deja vu.

It was just this past April when the University of Northern Colorado fired then-men’s basketball coach B.J. Hill under similar circumstances.

Just like Mosness, Hill was dismissed amid a cloud of rumors involving academic dishonesty and player eligibility. And, just like Union Colony did, UNC officials moved quickly to act in what appeared to be an appropriate manner given the rumored improprieties.

However, the way UNC officials acted after firing Hill in April taught this board an important lesson that certainly applies here: There’s a difference between acting appropriately and just appearing to act appropriately.

Much like UNC, Union Colony officials have opted to keep the public in the dark about the reasons they decided to part ways with Mosness. And until that happens, there’s no way to assess their decision.

More importantly, until the parents of Union Colony students know specifically what happened, they can’t fully assess the impact Mosness’ firing may have had on their children and how they should respond to that impact.

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