According to ACLU documents, in an April 28, 2018, email to the cheerleading coaches, Knecht said that Tremper had received complaints about the awards from four different people and that he would launch an investigation into the allegations.

One parent who was persistent about following up with him said Knecht reported he could find no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of the coaches.

According to the ACLU documentation, Knecht did not provide the parent with justification for his finding nor indication of which school policies or procedures he relied upon for the alleged investigation.

When the parent insisted he had missed something, he responded that the awards “were meant to be funny” and the coaches were “just joking around,” according to the letter.

Hupp, who was contacted by the Kenosha News Tuesday, said in the four years she worked at Tremper as the only female head coach the culture created in the building was “not the best for women and girls.”