My post suggested that he be fired only as a coach and not as a teacher. If he was not a teacher, then I have no reservation about firing him as a coach.
At the same time, I do believe the other team and coach bears some responsibility for knowingly putting such a poorly mismatched team on the floor.
While the score never should have been run up, the other coach had to already have known how poorly his team compared.
There should be a mercy rule, and referees should be the ones to make that call.
“The founding families of Covenant desired a school and an education that:
Honored God through humility, sacrifice, and service”
“We believe that all believers are under mandate of Jesus Christ to proclaim the Gospel to all the world.”
The scriptures over and over again speak in terms of proportionality and mercy in dealing with the opposition except when directly ordered by God to annihilate the enemy.
It is a Christian “Classical” school and takes the best of the best, highly motivated students. It has over 400 students. Its curriculum is:
“Covenant was founded on the belief that educational methodology must be time-tested, agreeable to the student, and effective in producing critical thinking skills. For these and many other reasons, Covenant has adopted the “classical” method of education.
The classical method is centered in the rich cultural heritage of Western civilization and provides a rich and rigorous training. Developed in the Middle Ages and used almost exclusively in the Western world, the classical tradition has proven its effectiveness through the leaders who shaped our culture from the 10th to the 19th centuries.
The classical method consists of three stages known collectively as the Trivium. The first stage, grammar, provides the foundation of knowledge upon which the other two stages build. This knowledge consists of the basic facts of any particular subject. The second stage, dialectic, provides training in logic as a means to identify the relationships between the facts. The third stage, rhetoric, teaches students how to clearly express their thoughts and ideas.
A consistent and thoughtful implementation of the Trivium over the course of twelve years of schooling enables students to develop the skills and habits necessary for them to learn independently, think critically, analyze logically, and express clearly.”
The coach was insubordinate and encouraged the students to be insubordinate by permitting them to post statements along with his. He was properly terminated for grossly violating the purpose and beliefs of the school.