Mike Mauk, the head football coach at Glendale High School, wants to hit Springfield Public Schools with a penalty for unfair treatment.
Mauk, 62, filed a lawsuit against the school district Friday claiming age discrimination for the way he was punished after getting thrown out of a 2019 playoff game.
The game in question, a 64-34 state quarterfinal loss to Carthage, saw Mauk get ejected after arguing with the referees who appeared to miss a violent helmet-to-helmet hit against one of his receivers.
The coup de grâce for Mauk was confronting the referees with an iPad that had a video of the play.