Supporters of Niko Sila gathered to announce that he won't resign and will instead continue to fight against the Green Bay Area School District's plan to fire him, Nov. 4, 2025. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Supporters of Niko Sila gathered Tuesday night to announce that he won’t resign and will instead continue to fight against the Green Bay Area School District’s plan to fire him.
Sila is the head varsity football coach for Green Bay East High School and has been employed by the district since 2018 as manager of engagement, attendance and advocacy. He was placed on administrative leave Oct. 16 after the district outlined numerous allegations against him.
Last week, administrators told Sila he could choose to resign or otherwise face termination. During a public gathering at the Joannes Park Pavilion Tuesday, Sila’s wife, Chelci, and Stephanie Ortiz, one of his representatives, said he turned down the district’s resignation offer.
“The district offered a substantial severance package in exchange for silence and a commitment to never return,” Ortiz said. “Mr. Niko will be declining that offer and continuing to pursue due process.”
Sila was not present at the meeting.
His representatives said the allegations against him are either “hearsay” or being taken out of context. The district’s claims, per Ortiz, are listed below:
- Divisive or unprofessional comments about staff and/or administration
- Intimidation of colleagues
- Intimidation or manipulation of students and lack of professional boundaries
- Use of profanity with students
- Inappropriate physical consequences during football practices
- Lack of training and supervision of monitors and providing incorrect attendance processes and procedures to monitors
- Giving rides to students in his personal vehicle
- Violation of the district’s no-contact order by communicating with students while on administrative leave
- Inappropriately updating and altering student attendance in Infinite Campus
“On April 15th, just this year, Niko received a formal performance evaluation,” Ortiz said. “In that evaluation, he met expectations in every category, including attendance and communication.”
There were no warnings, no improvement plan and no disciplinary history until this, so we have to ask: When did attendance suddenly become a disciplinary concern and why were no progressive steps taken before recommending termination?
The district is legally prohibited from publicly sharing the allegations against Sila.
If Sila does not resign, district administrators plan to recommend that the Board of Education fire him. The school board would have the final say if it comes to termination.
“Niko is a firm believer in the man above and understands that whatever the outcome may be, it certainly happened for a reason. God will put you back together in front of those who broke you,” Chelci said. “Niko will continue to be the voice for the voiceless, and it will not fall on deaf ears.”
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