ROGERSVILLE, Ala. — An Alabama high school teacher and football coach has been secretly recorded in a classroom setting launching verbal tirades directed at First Lady Michelle Obama and LGBT people.
Bob Grisham, the Lauderdale County High School head football coach — who also teaches driver’s education and psychology — made the slurs in the presence of students in a classroom setting. The recording was captured Monday by a student who is now facing disciplinary action, according to a source in the offices of Lauderdale County School’s Superintendent Jennifer Gray, speaking on the condition of remaining anonymous.
Bob Grisham
via Times Daily
The investigation centers around a 1-minute, 24-second audiotape of Grisham asking who knows who is behind the 600-calorie school lunch.
“Fat butt Michelle Obama,” he said. “Look at her. She looks like she weighs 185 or 190. She’s overweight.”
Later in the tape, Grisham referred to the U.S. as going in the “wrong direction” and tells the students, “I don’t believe in queers. I don’t like queers, I don’t hate them as a person, but what they do is wrong and an abomination against God.”
The Times Daily reported that Grisham said that he misspoke.
“I misspoke in a debate-type situation,” he said. “I have no hatred toward anyone or any group. People that know my heart, they know that.”
Superintendent Jennifer Gray told the newspaper that a link the audio recording was sent to her in an email.
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“It’s an unfortunate situation, and we hope to clear this up as soon as possible,” Gray said. “Before we do anything, we’ll investigate this thoroughly and gather information from other people,” she said adding “Whatever we do in response to this situation will be dictated by board policy.”
No action has been taken against Grisham by the district’s administration or the school board pending the results of the district’s inquiry.Grisham has been teaching in the Lauderdale County school system since 1991 and has been at Lauderdale County High School the past five years as a teacher and head football coach.
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With people like this teaching psychology it’s no wonder our kids are confused…
DBAG!
some one needs an asswhippin … what a jerk
Just fire the asshole
The south, who knew
Why I left Alabama & the South…….then & forever!! Hatred, wow, it’s 2013 people.
His apology is BS! He got caught now trying to cover his ass…
nope not a DBAG, DBAG’s have a purpose. Unemployable would be a good label.
seems to be mentally imbalanced…..poor guy!
I find him as an abomination to the country if he keeps that crap up, i mean seriously I find his words totally offensive to the max. And he’s also a Christian So he puts religion in part of his political view, the truth is people should just keep their religious belief’s to themselves even at work.
From the school website: Contact Coach Grisham 256.247.3414
Dennis Miller: Thanks! I’m letting my fingers do the walking today :-)
Ahhh…’Bama. Moved to the other side of the country and yet your ignorance permeates us still…… NEVER moving below the Mason-Dixon ever again.
And then he says that’s not what is in his heart. Well he pretty much says what’s in his hear… He calls Michelle O among other things a Gorilla and makes his stance on “queers” pretty clear… That is what is in his heart…. What he says later is a PR push to save his sorry ass
someone’s in trouble…lol
What else do you expect from Alabama…
It will get swept under the White Trash rug like everything else southern.
We wonder why bullying exists in our schools, yet when another child takes their life, they always say no evidence of bullying could be found. Well….I think this teachers horrific teaching practices may be one cause of such behaviors. Immediate dismissal should be the only consideration that school district has in front of them.
Why is the student facing disciplinary action, and this lunatic asshole is still employed by the district?
Here we go again.. someone says something nasty and negative about gay people.. gets caught then all of a sudden didnt mean it.. we really have lost any form of owning up to things we say and do.. insincere apologies dont work for me..
Wow…though I’m not surprised coming out of Alabama, this man has no business being in a position to shape young minds. He should be standing in the unemployment line
He reminds me of my shop teacher back in 1980. He did everything he could to make me drop his class, including looking the other way when classmates destroyed my projects and even shoved me into a running planer.. all because I was a female, and most likely a damn bulldyke.
Wait… Why is the student facing disciplinary action? Why would the school side with this bigot of a teacher?
Here’s what should happen. Fire the teacher, rename the school after the student who was brave enough to stand up to this racist, homophobic bully! And why is the student facing disciplinary action? The teacher said he didn’t care and for the students to tell the principal. That’s what this kid did!
SHAME……yet is funny how when they get caught, they are “sorry” and sooooooo welcoming of gays…..IGNORANT people!
I don’t like being around people that stupid.
Redneck.
This is in the county in which I live. I am ashamed to say that.
I always get carried away and sent him a nice e-mail along with a tag to the principal. He has his masters in learning disabilities..WOW!
he wants the D
Ignorant fool. No wonder Alabama is so backward.
First class schmuck.
FIRE his sorry ass!
Whoa, whoa…wait a minute!! Are you telling me that a southern redneck football coach spoke ill of an African-American woman and gays?? That’s simply not possible. There must be some kind of recording error.
He has no business being in a classroom! Period! Idiots like this encourage bully’s!
I’m really saddened that the student is facing disciplinary action, but the homophobic asshole isn’t. More than a little backwards.
Douche
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This is our backwards nation. When Obama is on the fence and off the fence so frequently when it comes to lgbt matters, what else are we to expect? Everyone talking outta both sides of their mouths too much. Psychology indeed!
Fuck him
So yeah this teacher should so be fired just my opinion. Hell he’s even cussing in the class I mean shut up you stupid old redneck lol :P
Hard to find anything redeeming in this rant of an obvious bigot– he should be forced to take a Culture Sensitivity Class- this kind of talk does not belong in the classroom. If he wants to rant- he can do so in his own home or bar room… where he belongs..
So, Alabama has gay hating rednecks in it? I DID NOT KNOW that. :)
FIRE THIS FOOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This guy offered up an apology ….. What a fucking COWARD !!!!
Maybe this teacher is hiding some deep feelings himself , most of the one who yell , complain , and bully . These are the same one hiding the feels they are afraid to see …
how is it the student is facing disciplinary action and this loud mouth bigot isnt!?!??!!? i get it, he is entitiled to his opinions – voicing them in a classroom setting as personal opinion and not as part of a lesson plan is reprehensible. COACH….. must be the kinda guy responsible for producing ignorant pro athletes like Chris Culliver
When is it time to stop judging others and start judging who we are , why does it matter what s in the pants of who you love , hell in todays world it should be enough that someone loves you back ?
This guy’s a coach, driver’s ed instructor, and a psychology teacher? Don’t have very high standards for educating their students in Alabammy Wammy do they? And, the student who recorded this a-hole may be held to disciplinary action, as they investigate his ranting and raving during a class? Scary this guy is allowed to shape young people’s minds.
He shouldn’t be around young people in a position of authority. He sounds like an ass in the audio tape.
And he teaches psychology? How did a nutter like him end up teaching that course?
CLUEBAT CLUE: He’s the head football coach. No action will be taken.
What a bigot.
I swear we’re not all bad in Alabama really.
How do you misspeak saying he “hates all queers”??
Woah I just reread what I typed. Let me clarify. It doesn’t sound like he misspoke. It sounds like he let the hate in his heart out.
Wow! Another “I misspoke” apology.
This dickwad needs his ass kicked.
Ugh
They need to fire this dumb ass.
Send him to me, I’ll teach him exactly what transgendered people are made of!
I’ll show him to the door…..
Any asshole
Yeah narrow minded in Alabama. Not wants to live there. Heard its boring in Alabama, that’s country. Bleeech!.
But I do know white guys goes crazy about white handsome guys stripper. I seen their behavior……
Adults need to understand how impressionable young people are, this is unacceptable and the fact that nothing had been done to rectify the situation is appalling. Shame on him.
THE Fucked up part about is, he taught me when I went to school! He as a teacher and FOOTBALL couch should kno he is very impressionable to the students, And it doesn’t mention he is a Sunday School Teacher!!! That wasn’t mentioned in the report…. An this is all I have to say LOL…..PRIDE
That “teacher?” Needs to be FIRED IMMEDIATELY!!
Can we all say this together; INBRED WHITE TRASH!
Transitioning
By Jenny Saintonge
December 25, 2012
In my cocoon, I plan my life.
My hopes and dreams my social strife.
I see the changes happening to me,
My mind and body are finally free.
To be the person I was born to be,
I must give up everything that once was me.
As I view my life that was once me,
I see a person that was never me.
My cocoon has hatched, and what do I see?
A beautiful butterfly that now is me.
I am the change I have always wanted to be,
Now my battle will be for Equality.
The battle has begun, it is my war,
To fight this fight, this social war.
We will be heard, we will scream it loud,
I am Transsexual, and I am proud.