Friday, February 12, 2010

Savannah State University Responds to Robby Wells’ Resignation Letter

Former Savannah State University football coach Robby Wells has broken his silence regarding his departure from the Tigers football program. Wells’ official resignation letter was sent to University administrators Thursday afternoon from his legal team’s office in Atlanta.




Here is the statement from Savannah State released Thursday at 7:50 p.m. regarding Wells’ resignation.

Feb. 11, 2010

Statement on Robby Wells’ February 11, 2010, Resignation Letter

Robby Wells has submitted his letter of resignation to Savannah State University. Wells’ resignation has been accepted and he will be assigned to other duties within the University until March 31, 2010. As mandated by the University System of Georgia, Coach Wells was given the opportunity to address all of his concerns with SSU President Earl G. Yarbrough Sr. He specifically declined to do so. Coach Wells’ decision to go public with this instead of directing them to the University through proper channels is truly unfortunate.

While the accusations in Wells’ resignation letter are troubling, SSU remains a diverse institution that affords equal employment opportunities to everyone in all instances specifically including this one. Savannah State has a strong commitment to diversity, particularly in its hiring practices. Furthermore, President Yarbrough has three diversity goals that he previously submitted to the University System of Georgia:

READ ROBBY WELLS RESIGNATION LETTER, CLICK BLOG TITLE.

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