Head football coach linked to gay slurs at school & calls M. Obama "fat gorilla"

[MelissaB]

Teacher linked to gay slurs at school

ROGERSVILLE — School district officials are investigating allegations that a Lauderdale County High School teacher made slurs in the presence of students regarding first lady Michelle Obama and gays. Superintendent Jennifer Gray confirmed the investigation concerns the school’s head football coach, Bob Grisham, who also teaches driver’s education and psychology.

The investigation includes a 1-minute, 24-second audiotape of Grisham asking who knows who is behind the 600-calorie school lunch.

“Fat butt Michelle Obama,” he said. “Look at her. She looks like she weighs 185 or 190. She’s overweight.”

Male voices interject comments during the discussion, at one point referring to Michelle Obama as a “fat gorilla.”

Later in the tape, Grisham referred to the U.S. as going in the “wrong direction” and tells the students they can “get pissed off at me or not. You can go tell the principal, call the superintendent and tell her. I don’t believe in queers. I don’t like queers, I don’t hate them as a person, but what they do is wrong and an abomination against God.” The tape was reportedly recorded by a student Monday and took place on school campus during the school day.

More here including the audio: http://timesdaily.com/stories/Teacher-linked-to-gay-slurs-at-school,201960

I taught in this system for 15 years and I wish I could say that I'm shocked.

[lunatica]

1. Kids don't learn hate just from their parents

And this guy teaches psychology.

Michelle could probably beat the crap out of him in sports.

[MelissaB]

2. It would be great if the superintendent heard from people across the country.

No? This crap needs to stop.

[Agschmid]

15. Done. It is total crap he should be removed from service immediately. n/t

[MelissaB]

3. No action has been taken against Grisham by the district’s administration or the school board.

No action has been taken against Grisham by the district’s administration or the school board. He was not at school Wednesday, and Gray said he has family obligations that were expected to keep him out of school the rest of the week.

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“The board’s range is to recommend doing nothing to termination,” Irby said. “And, of course, they have everything in between, such as suspension with or without pay or merely a warning.”

[bullwinkle428]

4. So this guy expressed racism, misogyny, and homophobia in the same rant? I am SHOCKED.

Time to make an example of clowns like this.

Countdown to "MY FREE SPEECH RIGHTS ARE BEING VIOLATED!!1!1!!!!"

[orwell]

5. Because we all know that SkyGod hates...

strong beautiful black women...

Keep talking "coach"...

[PA Democrat]

6. Wow. The grammar alone proves this guy is too stupid to be teaching.

"No, it ain't gone get no better until things change."
This bigot needs to be fired. There are better qualified and less bigoted people out there who would happily take his job.

[frylock]

17. this inbred has a freakin masters degree!

http://lauderdale.lch.schoolinsites.com/?PageName=TeacherPage&Page=1&StaffID=35975&iSection=Teachers&CorrespondingID=35975

[PhysicsProf]

7. Shine the light on these assholes.

[nc4bo]

8. He shouldn't be allowed to teach or have any involvement in the education of any child.

[pepperbear]

9. The real issue is that Michelle Obama can kick his ass, so he is emasculated.

Has he even seen her?

[MelissaB]

10. This is also the same system that was broadcasting prayers at football games.

http://timesdaily.com/stories/Group-complains-about-Brooks-pregame-prayers,183602

[Paladin]

11. I'd Pay Money To Sit In On This Fuckhead's Psychology Classes.

Just for the sheer, sick entertainment of it all...

[dballance]

14. Sort of My Thought Too. Basically I Was Thinking "And This Guy is the Psychology Teacher????"

I'd love to hear some of what I'm sure are his completely unbiased lectures in his class.

[LeftinOH]

12. Every football coach I had (as teacher) was a complete RW dick;

maybe there are some exceptions.. but I've never encountered one.

[jsr]

13. “I misspoke in a debate-type situation,” he said.

“I have no hatred toward anyone or any group. People that know my heart, they know that.”

Yeah. LOL.

[SpartanDem]

16. Michelle would kick this racist twerp's ass