"Oregon school coach fired for Hooters party plan" Associated Press, November 06, 2013
PORTLAND, Ore. — A middle school football coach who said he was willing to lose his job rather than back down from plans for a team party at Hooters has lost his job.
The athletic director for the Corbett School District, Jean-Paul Soulagnet, sent a letter to parents Monday night telling them the end-of-season awards party at Hooters was no longer a Corbett Middle School event.
Soulagnet also fired coach Randy Burbach for refusing to choose a more appropriate location.
Burbach told KGW-TV he would not bow to pressure to move the party, because he always told his boys to stand up for what they believe in.
That account differs from Soulagnet’s, who said that Burbach mostly objected to boosters speaking to others instead of complaining directly to him.
The restaurant bills itself as ‘‘delightfully tacky,’’ and its waitresses wear skimpy outfits.
Yeah, but from what I have seen from advertisements on television it's good food and a fun-filled family atmosphere. If it's good enough for Monday Night Football to endorse, what is the problem?
‘‘I asked him to change it because I want the kids to enjoy their season,’’ Soulagnet said Tuesday. ‘‘If there are one or two kids not going to come because they’re not comfortable or their parents are not comfortable, then we need to change it.’’
Soulagnet said ‘‘three or four’’ families complained about the location.
There are always a few people who want to spoil the party.
Burbach did not immediately return a call for comment on Tuesday morning.
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Quite the juxtaposition when you consider the bend-over-backward encouragement that others get.
