Is this curse worthy of a "T"?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by drinkeii

No - but that doesn't change what is appropriate for a teacher to say. What is accepted (what would raise eyebrows, get someone fired, etc) may change from place to place, but in no case would it be consdered appropriate.

So what's the difference between "appropriate" and "accepted"? Seriously, what's the substantive difference.

There are places where calling the T in the OP will relegate you to JH games the rest of your career. That tells you that the coach's behavior is accepted and appropriate, and that the T would be inappropriate. I'm willing to accept there are high schools where this behavior wouldn't be appropriate; but I'm not willing, as a ref, to go out on a limb and make this call.