Tennessee director of judicial services fired amid sex scandal

Now we’ve heard of high school and middle school teachers doin’ the nasty with students, but college administrators?!?!

University Of Tennessee Administrator Fired Over Inappropriate Student Relations Accusations

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The Sports Animal has learned that Jenny Wright, director of the office of student judicial affairs, has been terminated for failure to cooperate with a UT investigation into whether she had inappropriate relations with student-athletes. One of those athletes, we’re told by sources, is former UT basketball player Trae Golden.

The Sports Animal has obtained documents via the FOI act stating that she was fired today just before 9:30 am. Wright, who had worked at UT since 2001, was fired by Susan Martin, provost and senior vice chancellor, rather than by her immediate supervisor, Tim Rogers, vice chancellor for student life human resources, who oversees the office of student judicial affairs. A meeting was scheduled at 9 am today with Martin. Wright’s attorney, Robert Kurtz, said in a letter that his client respectfully declined the invitation to appear the meeting with Martin.

Wright offered to resign May 9, according to documents, but UT did not accept her resignation due to the ongoing investigation. When she failed to cooperate with the investigation, being conducted by outside attorney Beecher Bartlett, then failed to appear at the meeting, she was fired.

Wright was given the right to request an administrative review of the action by May 28 to UT’s Human Resources.

A letter from UT assistant general counsel Matthew Scoggins was sent to Wright on May 10 saying that based on her refusal to cooperate in the investigation into allegations regarding her actions, UT has reason to believe that grounds exist to terminate her employment for unsatisfactory work-related behavior.

Efforts to reach Beecher Bartlett and Wright’s attorney, Robert Kurtz, were unsuccessful.

What we don’t know when or why the investigation began or how many student-athletes, other than Golden, might be involved.

Not-so-ironically, Trae announced that he would be transferring from Tennessee due to plagiarism allegations.

Via GoVolsXtra

Tennessee men’s basketball issued a Tuesday release announcing starting point guard Trae Golden has decided to transfer for his senior season.

That decision, the News Sentinel later learned, was not Golden’s to make.

A UT athletic department source with knowledge of the situation told the News Sentinel that Golden’s departure is “based on academics” and a result of “repeated plagiarism.”

The source said Golden was not going to be permitted to continue at the university past this semester and would not have been allowed to attend summer school to repair his academic standing.

At the risk of judging a book by its’ cover, the Banana Republican-lookin’ sweater, all-American dog, and name “Jenny” doesn’t exactly suggest that this is the type of woman that busts it wide open for a playa, but we guess the chocolate thirst is alive and well in Tennessee.

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