YOUNGSTOWN - The attorney leading a federal civil rights lawsuit against Ursuline High School said the school’s decision to suspend head football coach Dan Reardon and place two assistant coaches on leave is not enough, and he expects more legal action in the coming days.

Cleveland Attorney Subodh Chandra, who represents a student and his family alleging hazing and sexual abuse during a June football team trip, called Ursuline’s response “an incomplete and overdue assignment.”

“There is no reason that the administrators themselves should not be placed on leave or suspended under the circumstances,” Chandra said, referencing Ursuline Principal Matthew Sammartino and Assistant Principal Margaret Damore.

The lawsuit alleges that both Sammartino and Damore were aware of the alleged hazing

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