DARIEN, IL – A key member of Hinsdale South High School's athletic department defended Art Ostrow, the athletic director, who has come under fire lately
John Charters, an athletic coordinator for South and the head badminton coach, said Ostrow has improved the department through his energy and devotion.
"It's unfortunate that parents don't see that," he said in an interview. "They are putting a negative light on the success of Hinsdale South athletics."
At this week's school board meeting, Heather Ruff, president of the Hinsdale South Parent Athletic Club, blamed Ostrow for what she said her group sees as a decline in South's athletic programs over the years.
Another parent also spoke out against Ostrow at the meeting. And a school board member said he had heard similar criticism for years.
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