CAUGHT ON CAMERA: High School Coach Fired for Grabbing Player’s Hair – Outrage or Justified?
A shocking video has ignited a firestorm: Northville Central School District fired high school basketball coach Jim Zullo after he was caught on camera yanking senior Hailey Monroe’s ponytail following the New York Class D state championship loss on Friday. The clip shows Zullo, enraged, grabbing the girl’s hair as teammate No. 24 (possibly) steps in, earning praise for standing up to “this thug.” Zullo claimed Monroe cursed at him, but the district’s statement condemned the act, vowing serious action and support for affected players and families, per The Times Union. We condemn this move unequivocally—young women should never face such physical aggression from an adult, especially a coach.
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Disclaimer: This opinion reflects our stance but acknowledges diverse views in the comments below.
The outrage is justified. Zullo, with over 40 seasons coaching boys and girls basketball, crossed a line no educator should—touching a female student in anger is unacceptable, regardless of provocation. The district’s swift firing aligns with protecting students, but X comments reveal a split: some support it, like @GuntherEagleman, who said, “A lot of weirdos in the comments thinking it’s totally cool for an old man to be roughing up their underaged daughter… Very weird and creepy,” echoing our view. Others, shockingly, defend Zullo, with “Traditional Value Conservatives” arguing young men and women should face the same rough treatment, citing their own high school football days, per @Spitfire. We’re appalled—girls deserve respect, not violence, and wish more agreed.
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cripes, you dumbasses baited me with a promise of the reason the coach did it (justified?), then lay on the same old treacle.
why did he do it, you virtue-signaling phony journalismers?
Good, such behavior is totally uncalled for.
Faux traditional family values conservatives, just more MSM mis-info BS.
“Drizzle, drazzle, druzzle, drome, time for this one to come home” He deserves to be fired. Never lay hands on a female or male student unless it is in physical self defense.
If he did that to my daughter he’d be shitting his teath.
Tampon Tim’s brother?