Ala. coach suspended after Michelle Obama, gay rant

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By Jessica Chasmar

The Washington Times

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

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An Alabama high school coach and teacher has been suspended from coaching football for 10 days and from teaching his psychology class for the rest of the year, because he was recorded by a student ranting against the first lady and homosexuals.

Superintendent Jennifer Gray met with school board members in a special session Monday and decided on Bob Grisham’s punishment, which also includes sensitivity training, The Blaze reports.

Mr. Grisham, Lauderdale County High School’s head football coach, expressed his disdain for “Fat Butt Michelle Obama,” who blamed her for the kids’ “600-calorie lunches.” Another student even chimed in, calling her a “big fat gorilla.”

The coach went on to say that the country “is going in the wrong direction.”

“You can go tell the principal, you can call the superintendent and tell her,” Mr. Grisham said according to a transcript provided by Times Daily. “I don’t believe in queers, I don’t like queers. I don’t … I don’t hate them as a person but what they do is wrong, it’s an abomination against God. I don’t like being around queers.”

The student who recorded the tirade has not yet been revealed. Mr. Grisham been head football coach at Lauderdale County High School for the past five years.

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Jessica Chasmar

Jessica Chasmar is a continuous news writer for The Washington Times. Previously, she was part of the start-up team for The Washington Times’ digital aggregation product, Times247. She can be reached at jchasmar@washingtontimes.com.