Canon McMillan School Directors met Thursday evening and were greeted by roughly 50 residents. Parents and students packed the meeting room to hear just what school directors had to say about one particular subject for the next school year. It was not the budget; it was not the health and safety plan. Seven of the nine people that spoke wanted to offer their support for their candidate for varsity wrestling coach. Ron Dami, whose son is a wrestler stated that issues of nepotism may have come into play in trying to block who he and many others felt was the best candidate to coach. Ultimately the board reopened the interview process and hired Brian Krenzelak as head coach by a 7-2 roll call vote. Directors Darla Bowman Monaco and Bernard Price were the dissenters. In school district business items, directors unanimously passed a $95 million operating budget for the 2021-2022 school year without raising taxes. Assistant Superintendant Scott Chambers stated that the board worked countless hours to craft a budget that did not raise taxes, to be fair to residents because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Directors also approved the health and safety plan that calls for students to return to classrooms 5 days a week. Masks and vaccinations are optional and daily sanitation of buildings and buses will continue.