Highschool football coach appears after school after school after school, fear, fear, fear, fear

Atlanta (Wanf/Gray News) – A football coach at a Georgia High School resigns months after a fatal shootout at school.

Mike Hancock, football coach of the Apalachee High School, said that he had resigned from his coaching position, six months after a shootout, the life of one of his co -trainers.

“In the past few months I have been both mentally and physically difficult,” he said in a social media contribution. “After a lot of prayer and the search for spiritual leadership, I decided to cede my position as head coach in the Chee.”

Richard “Ricky” Aspinwall, a math teacher and deputy football coach, was one of four people who were shot at the Apalachee High School in September when he tried to protect others.

Two students, Christian Angulo (14) and Mason Schermerhorn (14) and another educator, Cristina Irimie, were killed.

Nine people – eight students and a teacher – were brought to the region's hospitals.

Hancock has been at school for seven years.

“To be open and honest, I have to struggle with PTBs, fear, grief and depression,” he said. “I've had these things crippled in the past few months.”

Hancock said he was looking for help and encouraged others to do the same. He said he started to take part in the session with a consultant and learn to work through my fear, grief and depression.

Hancock wrote that his new mission is to help other coaches “to learn to work through problems with mental health that are a fight for them”.

Current and former students say that they deal for Hancock.

“I pray that he returns to himself and is able to return to coaching, but if he is not and it is too much for him, we all have to understand,” said former student Jodi Russell.

The alleged shooter was charged with four murder cases. His father was also charged with the involuntary homicide, a second degree murder and cruelty towards children.

The police said they believe that the shooter of the shooter had access to the AR-15 rifle, which was used at the shootout.

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