[ebarker]

Sounds like some tough decisions are in order.

You can choose to let the administration clean up the mess or the team can choose to clean up the mess. If left to the administration there could likely be a shutdown.

If the team chooses to clean up the mess then I would suggest a plan of action created by the students and mentors and presented to the administration demonstrating how the team will recover from this.

Without knowing the direct facts, a part of this plan will have to directly speak to how the 'offenders' will be addressed. these folks could resign, or be fired to put it plainly.

If the team wants to be treated with respect then the team will have to demonstrate how to contain and discharge this damage and put it on a self correcting path to regaining the confidence of the administration.

This happens all the times with adults. You have heard it said all the time that FIRST reflects real live. This is real. Something broke, gotta fix it.

I just noticed that the title of the thread was "school administration troubles" which should be re-titled "team leadership troubles"

Honest self assessment is a real virtue in a situation like this. good luck.