[Cagey]

I bet the parents brought an attorney to the school

[2banana]

Football "shrugged"

[Calpernia]

bttt!

[Old Grumpy]

"I bet the parents brought an attorney to the school"

I wouldn't be at all surprised.

[Calpernia]

public schools ping

[Steely Tom]

O'Connor quit Monday, saying the administration had reinstated a player after the coach made him leave the team over discipline problems. On Wednesday, nine assistant coaches decided to resign from the team as well in a show of solidarity with O'Connor.

Very, very impressive.

[arizonarachel]

Agreed, of course little "precious" didn't do anything wrong!

I can't believe how backwards this seems - teachers and coaches are getting in trouble for actually disciplining children who misbehave. Parents undermine teacher's authority - and it only hurts the children, as it doesn't allow them to see what it's like in the real world.

When this child gets fired from a job as an adult, are his parents going to complain to the former boss and get anywhere? Highly unlikely.

[Kenton]

I wonder what prompted the suits to over-ride the coach?

Is this kid a superstar player or something?

[r9etb]

I bet the disruptive player rushes for 200 yards per game.

[leadpenny]

Good on ya, Coaches!

[BluH2o]

The head coach of the Holmdel High School football team, Joe O'Connor, has resigned along with all nine assistant coaches ...

Nine ass't coaches? I know of some good college football programs that don't have nine ass't coaches ... and this is a H.S. team?!

[AD from SpringBay]

"We were trying to do this for the players who did the right thing, who didn't skip class or practice or argue with the coaches,"

Amen and bump for all the good kids. Bump for all the good kids who have to endure the class idiots, the criminals, the bullies, and mooks and midrifs who seem to get away with any and everything. Bump for all the good kids who study and who stay in school and who do the right things. Bump for the good kids who go to church and who don't mind saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Bump for the good kids on the honor roll. Bump for the good kids for whom the administrators will never bend over backwards. Bump for the good kids who work hard and save their money for college. Bump for the good kids who are on the team and without whom there would be no high school 'stars'. Bump for the good kids who have good friends. Bump for the good kids who don't make children until they get married. Bump for the good kids who understand that what you wear on the outside is never as important as who you are in the inside. And bump for all the good kids that I have forgotten, the ones who never get mentioned.

[moasicwolf]

How refreshing to see a man of principle honor, and strength of character!

[Born Conservative]

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Nine assistant coaches in a high school ?

[bonfire]

On second thought: I'll bet this kid wasn't a first string player. No way would the coaches have kicked him off.

[noname07718]

The Holmdel school system is just a small part of the whole make-up of Holmdel. It is a very privileged community with a lot of $$. Bell laboratories (Lucent) built there years ago and lured all of these high priced Engineers to wide open farm land. They are all spoiled and used to getting their own way in everything.

Another can of worms is Middletown South High School. They are very used to getting students out of their school districts to fortify their teams. Any team that has lost to any of the Middletown South teams should look into the actual qualifications for all of the Middletown South players.

Another example would be Christian Brothers Academy. They recruit some of their students based on their physical ability and over look their academic qualifications.

In simple terms, it aint a perfect world. Kids are taught early that money qualifies them for privileged treatment. This is a bad lesson for life.

[not_apathetic_anymore]

NINE assistant coaches in high school????

Things have sure changed since the stone ages when I that age.

[The Great RJ]

...nine assistant coaches...

I think that is a problem in and of itself. How many English, science or foreign language teachers are there at this school? It would appear that football is a major priority and the mindset of winning at all costs is predominent. It should be no surprise that unchecked unruly behavior by the "student" athletes is problem just as it is in big college football and even the pros (e.g. the Minnesota Vikings love boat cruise).

[yarddog]

High school football has gotten a little too big when you have a head coach and nine assistants.

I went to a medium large high school and we had a head coach and three assistants. All of the assistants were head coaches in some other sport. Of course this was back in the 60's.

[devane617]

OK, so why don't the math/english/reading teachers do the same thing? I suspect id discipline is so bad that a fb coach resigns, just think what it must be in class.