The OIG investigated allegations that the coaching staff for a sports program at a Bureau of Indian Education school did not notify that sport’s national sanctioning body that multiple student-athletes failed their random drug tests and did not suspend those students as required by the school’s policy. We also investigated allegations that the coaching staff used the school’s logo to raise funds for a local athletics club for children, which the coaching staff operated as a personal enterprise.
We did not substantiate the allegations. We found that the coaching staff followed the school’s policy regarding random drug testing and enforcement, and we confirmed that the sport’s national sanctioning body did not require its member schools to report failed drug tests. We also found no evidence that any member of the coaching staff used school logos to fundraise for the local athletics club.