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[Sweet_Serenity]

Given orders- "USA Gymnastics Board" To Resign within six days or the federation will loose certification. Reported in USA.Today.

[KingstonsMom]

As they should!

[Sweet_Serenity]

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As they should!

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   Beginning of more to come or shall we say GO!! 

[KingstonsMom]

Other mandatory conditions set forth by the USOC:

An email laid out the other following mandatory steps for USA Gymnastics to avoid immediate decertification:

• An interim board must be in place by February 28. No one currently serving on the board is eligible to be an interim member except the five athlete representatives.
• USA Gymnastics then has 12 months to replace the interim directors. Current board members are not eligible for those seats, either.
• Also within 12 months, USA Gymnastics must cooperate with the independent investigation into whether anyone knew about athlete complaints of Nassar's abuse and failed to report them.
• The new board must 'substantively discuss' at each of its meetings how the federation is progressing in implementing 70 recommendations made by former federal prosecutor Deborah Daniels and report back regularly to USOC.
• All USA Gymnastics staff and board members must complete SafeSport training offered by the US Center for Safe Sport within three months.
• All staff and board members must complete a comprehensive ethics training unit within the next six months. 

USA Gymnastics said in a statement posted on its website that the body 'completely embraces the requirements outlined in the (email)'.

[Laura14]

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Other mandatory conditions set forth by the USOC:

An email laid out the other following mandatory steps for USA Gymnastics to avoid immediate decertification:

• An interim board must be in place by February 28. No one currently serving on the board is eligible to be an interim member except the five athlete representatives.
• USA Gymnastics then has 12 months to replace the interim directors. Current board members are not eligible for those seats, either.
• Also within 12 months, USA Gymnastics must cooperate with the independent investigation into whether anyone knew about athlete complaints of Nassar's abuse and failed to report them.
• The new board must 'substantively discuss' at each of its meetings how the federation is progressing in implementing 70 recommendations made by former federal prosecutor Deborah Daniels and report back regularly to USOC.
• All USA Gymnastics staff and board members must complete SafeSport training offered by the US Center for Safe Sport within three months.
• All staff and board members must complete a comprehensive ethics training unit within the next six months. 

USA Gymnastics said in a statement posted on its website that the body 'completely embraces the requirements outlined in the (email)'.

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Wow, how sad is it you have to try and teach ethics to adults?  

[SahmIam]

They should resign AND be charged with whatever lawyers can come up with. Scum.....

[kitcat51]

So many people who had no knowledge of what was happening are going to be swept up & thrown out, it's a shame but I don't know what else can be done since confidence in their leadership is gone. The fallout continues at MSU & the MI AG will announce an investigation into the MSU Nassar report soon, who knows what criminal charges may come from that. The amount of damage this evil man, Dr. Nassar has done is absolutely stunning & there is more to come.

[Highlands72]

The enormity of this scandal is mind-boggling. So many victims, over such a long period of time, with so many people seemingly  "looking the other way." 

I realize that many of these young girls are sent away from home for training and are basically at the mercy of adults other than their parents, but it is hard to believe that this could have continued without some adult truly looking out for their best interests.

Heads should roll.

[NicksmomESQ]

  I have absolutely no sympathy for any of them.Everyone of them had a hand in what happened to those girls.They all looked the other way!!

  I’m sick & tired of men & women putting profit over what’s right.It happened in Penn State for years over their precious football program.Now It’s happened in Michigan State over gymnastics!! We must do a better job of protecting our children!!

   Some people need to be held legally accountable as accomplices. Others need to be fired.Everyone who works with children needs extensive training in how to look out for their best interests!!

  While we’re talking about abuse, women need to feel safe in the workplace too. Human resource departments need to step up.Laws need to be passed !!

[Sweet_Serenity]

Nicksmom!! Thank YOU!!! 💖