Judge awards over $50,000 to Richard Schick after finding UNB’s response to complaints too severe
A New Brunswick court has ruled that the University of New Brunswick (UNB) wrongfully dismissed its women’s volleyball coach, Richard Schick, after a series of harassment complaints from players and staff.
Justice E. Thomas Christie found that, while some of the complaints against Schick were substantiated, the university failed to use progressive discipline before terminating his fixed-term contract in October 2023.
Schick, who was hired in May 2021 on a three-year contract, was let go after five team members and a team therapist filed complaints with the university’s Human Rights & Positive Environment Office in May 2023. The university responded by hiring an independent investigator and placing Schick on paid leave.
The investigation, conducted by Kelly Van Buskirk, reviewed 30 incidents and found nine to be “founded,” mostly involving Schick’s “aggressive use of profanity toward his players and the impact that left on them.” The report also cited an incident where Schick put a player in “timeout” and slammed a ball into the floor while shouting loudly.
However, the report noted that “the evidence does not support allegations that the [coach] jeopardized the physical safety of players on the team.”
Van Buskirk’s report acknowledged that Schick “was advised during and after the 2021-2022 preseason tournament that his language and...
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