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High school coach fired for making player eat pork
Posted on 6/4/21 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 6/4/21 at 12:30 pm
In a break from the many Lebron threads
ESPN link
All I can say is I wish my high school coach punished me by making me eat pizza. Best punishment ever.
ESPN link
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The head football coach at an Ohio high school and six other coaches there have been ousted after a football player said he was forced to eat pork in violation of his religious beliefs for missing a voluntary workout.
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A lawyer for the teen player's family has announced plans to sue the school district. The player and his family are members of the Hebrew Israelite religious faith and do not eat pork.
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The teen's attorney, Ed Gilbert, said the player skipped a voluntary workout four days before the incident while nursing a sore shoulder. He was ordered to sit in the middle of the gym and eat an entire pepperoni pizza, Gilbert said. He was allowed to remove the pepperoni and some of the cheese, but pork residue remained, Gilbert said.
All I can say is I wish my high school coach punished me by making me eat pizza. Best punishment ever.
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Posted on 6/4/21 at 12:31 pm to QJenk
Coach seems smart
Posted on 6/4/21 at 12:32 pm to QJenk
What a puss of a high school kid.
Posted on 6/4/21 at 12:37 pm to QJenk
Wtf
Posted on 6/4/21 at 12:40 pm to QJenk
Well, someone is lying here. The kid felt good enough to skip a previous workout so why should he feel pressured enough to eat a pepperoni pizza. But they did fire 6 employees so maybe the kid is telling the truth.
This post was edited on 6/4/21 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 6/4/21 at 12:42 pm to TheAstroTiger
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What a puss of a high school kid
So we’re just going to completely invalidate the kid’s religion because it isn’t our own?
Sounds like the MSB is back
Posted on 6/4/21 at 12:42 pm to QJenk
Also this from the article
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Peter Pattakos, an attorney retained by Wattley, said details of the events were exaggerated and parts are false. His statements were supported by five football players who attended the school board meeting in support of the eight coaches.
Pattakos and the students said the player could have left at any time, adding that Wattley offered the teen chicken nuggets instead of pepperoni pizza after the player said he did not eat pork. They said the player chose to take off the pepperoni and eat the pizza.
Posted on 6/4/21 at 12:44 pm to QJenk
I think you left out some of the article
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Peter Pattakos, an attorney retained by Wattley, said details of the events were exaggerated and parts are false. His statements were supported by five football players who attended the school board meeting in support of the eight coaches.
Pattakos and the students said the player could have left at any time, adding that Wattley offered the teen chicken nuggets instead of pepperoni pizza after the player said he did not eat pork. They said the player chose to take off the pepperoni and eat the pizza.
Posted on 6/4/21 at 12:49 pm to Dawgsontop34
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So we’re just going to completely invalidate the kid’s religion because it isn’t our own?
So you're just going to not actually read the article?
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Sounds like the MSB is back
Posted on 6/4/21 at 12:51 pm to QJenk
Seems like there is two major sides to this:
1) the player is telling the truth and the coaches made him do something against his religion which is massively offside and deserves firing and OP is a moron
2) the player is lying and actually didn’t have to eat the pizza at which point the player is a giant douche and should be kicked off the team and OP is still a moron for not including that part
1) the player is telling the truth and the coaches made him do something against his religion which is massively offside and deserves firing and OP is a moron
2) the player is lying and actually didn’t have to eat the pizza at which point the player is a giant douche and should be kicked off the team and OP is still a moron for not including that part
Posted on 6/4/21 at 12:54 pm to QJenk
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He was ordered to sit in the middle of the gym and eat an entire pepperoni pizza,
bullshite. He probably ate the pizza because he wanted to and the lawyer is telling him say he was forced. Scum bags.
Posted on 6/4/21 at 12:55 pm to QJenk
Taking out the religious aspect, I'd fire the coach purely for coming up with such a stupid arse punishment.
"Oh you missed a voluntary workout?!? NOW YOU HAVE TO EAT A FULL PIZZA!"
WTF is that even supposed to convey to the player?
"Oh you missed a voluntary workout?!? NOW YOU HAVE TO EAT A FULL PIZZA!"
WTF is that even supposed to convey to the player?
Posted on 6/4/21 at 12:56 pm to Bags of Milk
It does seem weird that they would fire multiple coaches though.
Posted on 6/4/21 at 1:00 pm to devils1854
Good grab. I honestly didn't even read the full thing. Just king of skimmed through it and thought it was a funny story.
Posted on 6/4/21 at 1:03 pm to Dr RC
I imagine they make them eat a bunch of pizza and drink lots of water then run the hell out of them afterwards. How will this team be able to compete without Ira Horowitz in the backfield next season ?
This post was edited on 6/4/21 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 6/4/21 at 1:04 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
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It does seem weird that they would fire multiple coaches though.
Yea this is the really odd thing with this. I'm guessing maybe they are firing them all if they were all present during it?
Posted on 6/4/21 at 1:06 pm to reggierayreb
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I imagine they make them eat a bunch of pizza and drink lots of water then run the hell out of them afterwards.
Then yeah, he should be fired. That's an idiotic caveman move that does frick all to help the player or the team.
This post was edited on 6/4/21 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 6/4/21 at 2:06 pm to QJenk
Well his people do hate Jews
Posted on 6/4/21 at 2:08 pm to QJenk
Member when billy clyde gillispie made the skinny fella from Lafayette eat pop tarts at Kentucky
Posted on 6/4/21 at 2:14 pm to Dawgsontop34
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So we’re just going to completely invalidate the kid’s religion because it isn’t our own?
Sounds like the MSB is back
He actually sounds like a pussy.
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