The Associated Press

MONROE, Ohio – A former teacher whose fake credentials were exposed has resigned as girls basketball coach at Lemon-Monroe High School.

Thursday, February 10, 2000

MONROE, Ohio – A former teacher whose fake credentials were exposed has resigned as girls basketball coach at Lemon-Monroe High School.

Greg Brown’s resignation Wednesday came two days after his team clinched a Mid-Miami League division title with an overtime victory at Franklin.

Madison Superintendent William Caudill said the Ohio Department of Education informed school officials last Thursday that Brown did not have a teaching certificate. Confronted Friday, Brown, 32, resigned his social studies teaching position at Madison Junior School and as assistant Madison High School football coach and Madison Junior School track coach.

”What he gave us looks like a certificate,” Caudill said. ”It was a four-year provisional certificate for 1996-2000. We had no reason to check. He must have had another certificate and changed the names and information. I’ve been in this business for 42 years, and it’s the first time I’ve seen this.”

Caudill said Brown is a Miami University graduate with a degree in teaching. But he apparently did not pass one section of the National Teachers Exam, which is needed for certification.

Brown previously taught in the Middletown/Monroe district under a two-year temporary certificate and then a substitute-teaching certificate, Caudill said.

Brown, who was in his fourth year as girls varsity basketball coach, has refused to comment.