“On its website last week, Covenant, a private Christian school, posted a statement regretting the outcome of its Jan. 13 shutout win over Dallas Academy. “It is shameful and an embarrassment that this happened. This clearly does not reflect a Christ-like and honourable approach to competition,” said the statement, signed by Queal and board chair Todd Doshier.
Grimes, who has been criticized for letting the game get so far out of hand, made it clear in the e-mail Sunday to the newspaper that he does not agree with his school’s assessment.
“In response to the statement posted on The Covenant School website, I do not agree with the apology or the notion that the Covenant School girls basketball team should feel embarrassed or ashamed,” Grimes wrote in the e-mail, according to the newspaper. “We played the game as it was meant to be played. My values and my beliefs would not allow me to run up the score on any opponent, and it will not allow me to apologize for a wide-margin victory when my girls played with honor and integrity.” “
this excerpt is via AP
In my opinion, the coach probably broke his contract in one manner or another by contacting a newspaper with his disagreement of the school’s actions.
I live in the metroplex, and this is all we’ve been hearing about (other than obama) for a week. He was not immediately fired—only after he contacted the paper.
I don’t know if it’s right or wrong to fire him, but he did inflame and prolong the scandal b/c of his actions.
I’m more concerned about a lawsuit from the ACLU being that this coach is black.
The coach had to respond. His team was being trashed by their own school. He did the right thing and tried to set the record straight. Should his players go thru life thinking they participated in a shameful victory?