FIHS

Jeff Webb, who has coached two different schools to state titles, is the new football coach at Fleming Island High, replacing Neal Chipoletti.

Webb, 60, has coached 247 career wins and has led his teams to 17 appearances in the state playoffs. He coached Walton High in DeFuniak Springs to a state runner-up spot in 1983 and a state title in 1985. He also led Baker High in Okaloosa County (West Florida) to a state title in 1993.

Fleming Island principal Sam Ward said he and Webb coached high school football together at Branford High in Suwannee County years ago.

Ward praised Webb for his coaching ability.

I highly recommend everyone pick up a copy of Folio Weekly. I snatched one up when I saw on the cover there was a story about Clay County.

The story, I discovered, showed a process within the Clay County school system that disturbs me - for several reasons.

Briefly summarized, a teacher at Fleming Island High School is alleged to have begun a sexual affair with an FIHS 18-year-old student.  An internal school administration investigation concluded that the teacher had violated state ethics for educators. The teacher was suspended by a School Board that didn't know why, before resigning and moving on to teach at a Jacksonville High School.