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A football coach for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has been fired after allegedly posting a “hateful, hurtful and untrue” tweet about former gubernatorial candidate and grassroots organizerStacey Abrams.
“Yesterday, Chris Malone, a UTC football coach, posted a tweet regarding Stacey Abrams,” UTC Chancellor Steven R. Angle said in a video posted to the school’s official Twitter account on Thursday. “That tweet was hateful, hurtful and untrue. Coach Maloneis no longer a part of this university.”
“University faculty and staff are expected to lead in a way that achieves and maintains a respectful and tolerant civil campus environment,” he continued. “The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga does not tolerate, and unequivocally condemns, discrimination and hatred in all forms.”
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UTC also released statements from the school’s Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Mark Wharton, as well as the head football coach, Rusty Wright.
“With that said, effective immediately, that individual is no longer a part of the program,” he concluded.
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“Life is bigger than football and as leaders of young men, we have to set that example, first and foremost,” Wright continued. “With that said, effective immediately, that individual is no longer a part of my staff.”
source: people.com
