Colorado cheerleading coach fired after video showed girl forced into a split

DENVER — A Colorado high school cheerleading coach has been fired amid videos showing him pushing cheerleaders down in splits. Denver Public Schools Superintendent Tom Boasberg said Ozell Williams was dismissed Friday from his job at East High School. Four other school district employees have been placed on leave, and police have opened a child abuse investigation. Williams told The Denver Post the videos were taken out of context but couldn’t yet talk about what happened. Boasberg a