Unhappy South Dakota parents take coach to court

[SMEngmann]

I don't know of any taxpayer that "pays for the right to have an athletic program represent them." That whole argument is absurd, like this lawsuit. Even if there are bigger issues at play, which I'm not admitting, they don't go to the heart of the lawsuit which is that unhappy parents have gone to court to try to get a coach fired over the way he coaches. That is the heart of the matter and it is unfortunately representative of our litigious, me-first society. These parents make me sick.

[BayStateRef]

The court jurisdiction is an administrative appeal brought by the parents of the school board's decision to re-hire the coach.

From the Associatied Press:

Burt Rogness, school board president, testified that he and the board initially followed the recommendation of the parents and administration to let Hofer's contract expire. But Hofer got a hearing with the board, when then reversed itself and decided to renew his contract.

Hofer is a tenured teacher, and his manner of coaching is not cause enough to revoke his contract, the board reasoned. There were no grounds to do so, Rogness said.

That prompted the administrative appeal by Trooien and the parents.

[mbyron]

That makes sense. Well, at some level.

Gotta love boards of ed.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Tim

Bovine excrement!

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

What orifice do you pull this stuff out of?

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Sorry, but you don't know squat about the law.

Originally Posted by SMEngamm

That whole argument is absurd

Two words, guys: Ignore. List.

[Ignats75]

He's :

• A Varsity Official
• A College Official
• A Professional Official
• A Supreme Court Judge

I wonder if he can forgive me my sins too.

I remember when my eldest daughter was playing basketball. As an officer of the Booster Club, I attended a seminar on High School Athletics. A State Supreme Court case (I forget which state) was cited that said (I paraphrase) membership in a high school athletic team is a privilege, not a right.

Who is the coach of this team, Norman Dale?

[mplagrow]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Two words, guys: Ignore. List.

Awwww, what fun is that? It's like a really bad B-movie. You don't WANT to watch any longer, but sheer morbid curiosity as to what stupid thing will happen next keeps you hooked! All these guys that keep bad-mouthing Old School are addicted to his intelligent commentary. They NEED it!