When Chamblee Charter High School football players take the field Friday night, their head coach might not be there.
“This is what I can confirm: employee Curtis Mattair is currently on paid administrative leave,” DeKalb County School District spokesman Andre Riley told AJC.com Thursday morning in a brief emailed statement.
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Riley said Mattair, in his third season as the Bulldogs’ head coach, will be on leave “pending the conclusion of the investigation.” Officials said the focus of the investigation is on a personnel matter. Mattair has been on leave since Monday.
Earlier media reports indicated Mattair was suspended indefinitely following a controversy surrounding T-shirts the football team received from the coach. The T-shirts, according to reports, read "DBNP," an acronym that some say stands for "Don't Be No (expletive)."
Riley would not confirm those reports. However, he said Mattair was never suspended.
“DCSD does not comment on personnel matters,” Riley said.
Chamblee is scheduled to play Dunwoody High School at 7:30 p.m. Friday at North DeKalb Stadium, according to the team’s website.
The Bulldogs are 0-2 this season, with lopsided losses to Forsyth Central (42-7) and Lowndes (62-0). They were 1-9 last season, losing their final nine games.
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