Milford, Connecticut is considering making its after-school coaches undergo background checks after Robert Dulan, a high school basketball coach was sentenced to almost two years in prison for having a sexual relationship with a teen player.

Shockingly though, a Connecticut superior court judge ruled that Dulan will be allowed to continue coaching. “You can’t have miscellaneous people at school,” said parent Courtney Wojnarowski. “These are your children; you need to protect them as much as you can” According to accusations, Dulan began the three-year affair after coaching the high school student during a summer basketball camp.

The policy would affect 300 people and cost $25 each. “We should protect our kids. Parks and Recreation has a stipend for the leagues, maybe we should encourage these leagues to use the stipend for that,” said Alderman Kerrie Rowland. “When you’re dealing with youth sports, it’s all volunteers,” she said. “It can’t be on the city. That’s not fair to the city or the taxpayers. We all have to work together. If parents get involved themselves, we will all be better.”

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