Can't we all just get along?

[Jurassic Referee]

Simple as hell........

If you do want to do something about it, you have 2 options;
1) Quit taking abuse from the principal. The FED case book outlines quite thoroughly the procedure to follow. The principal is a "spectator" and you treat him as such. If you have a problem with him, you get game(home) management to tell him to cut his crap out, If he refuses, have game management put him out of the gym. Stop the game until he leaves. If he refuses to leave, suspend the game and write a report to the league/assignor on it. If no one in the gym identifies themselves as home management, then it's up to the head coach of the home team to assume that role. If he doesn't want to, same thing.....suspend the game and write her up. In this case, because you've had previous problems, alert your assignor as to what you'll be doing if you run into problems.
2) Tell your assignor not to assign you to any more games involving that principal's school, and also refuse any assignments given to you involving that school.

If you don't want to do something about it, then quit complaining about it and just go officiate.

No doubt that advice won't help you either.

[Adam]

and if you do #1, you'll get one of two responses:
1. the principal will eventually get the point and stop going to games.
2. #2 above will happen.

[rockyroad]

Try this advice on for size: write a letter to the school board and the superintendent of the district informing them of the slander that their principal is engaging in. It would be better yet if you had a lawyer friend who would do the letter for you...inform the board and the superintendent that if the slander continues you will be forced to pursue legal action against the principal involved AND the district employing him...that will get their attention and he will be told to knock it off.

Or you could just keep ignoring him and hope he goes away...

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Try this advice on for size: write a letter to the school board and the superintendent of the district informing them of the slander that their principal is engaging in. It would be better yet if you had a lawyer friend who would do the letter for you...inform the board and the superintendent that if the slander continues you will be forced to pursue legal action against the principal involved AND the district employing him...that will get their attention and he will be told to knock it off.

Easier just to call Judge Judy.

[icallfouls]

Here's another option, since it sounds like you are stuck if you wanna make $$ doing tournaments this principal and his school come to.

Get your assignor, an attorney if you want, have the school get this guy and whoever they want to meet. Have both parties tell their side of the issue. Get it out there so that you know what this guy's real beef with you is. It sounds like there is more to this than you realize. Get down to the facts rather than guess what the issue is. Maybe he just hates your haircut.

Both parties need to get over the issue(s) and move on, and quit acting like children. Until you deal with this guy he is going to make the working environment increasingly difficult. Tossing the guy out of games repeatedly will only add credibility to his position that you have something against his school and that will hurt your ability to officiate close to home.

Good luck