High school coach fired for pulling player’s hair

Hailey Monroe can be seen in a video looking upset on the sideline before coach Jim Zullo pulled her hair after Northville High School lost the state championship.

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[Debster]

The girl who stood up for her teammate is my hero. ❤

[JohnVelcofsky]

He deeply regrets getting caught on camera.

[transientcylon]

You had 80 years to learn to not do that. Absolutely no excuse.

[annies]

We all need a friend like #24, standing up for her teammate.

[TheBlightedStreamer]

If he pulls a girls hair like that in view what does he do behind closed doors is the question

[katman]

As a father, I would pay the coach a special visit

[comalab]

if he does that with cameras rolling and hundreds of witnesses around one can only wonder whats goin on at home.

[philp]

That queen stepped up quick!! Good for her!

[jennifera.]

No, he doesn’t wish to take the moments back, he’s just upset he got caught doing such a degrading act towards a player.

[joelayoub]

Fired??? He needs to be arrested immediately. Battery against a minor is unacceptable.

[etishomenow]

Tompkins is a hero for standing up for her teammate

[helenshack]

He needs to be arrested for assault. Not just fired. What a horrible man

[heatherb]

You can't control how you feel about a situation, but you can control how you react to it. This coach had to learn the hard way.

[patoconnor]

lol that dude too old to be coaching kids

[catriesjohnson]

Her teammate who stood up for her is a hero. If she didn't want to shake hands just send her to the locker room. No excuse for you as a coach to be pulling her hair.

[pandabearmadness]

Why would he do that. That's someone's daughter

[RacerX]

"I deeply regret that i got caught, can i now get my job back"😂😂

[kashmoney]

Trust, , this wasn't his first time!

[LordValcour]

Is he gonna say it was an accident also like the track girl who bashed the girl’s head with a baton? Lol

[WhiteSkyWhiteSky-vfhc]

He apologized but then made an excuse for it. Not acceptable. There is no excuse for that kind of behavior. Should never put hands on a female in any circumstances. Can you imagine the dad's that would have gone to jail in that instance?