WTF is wrong with people? An entire football team and not one player, coach, parent thought this was a horrible idea? FYI I grew up in that area and Beachwood is ALL Jewish and you do this vs that team. Wow, the level of stupidity and cruelty across this country is astonishing.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Brooklyn High School football coach Tim McFarland resigned Monday after his team used racist and antisemitic language during a Friday night football game, the district announced.
Beachwood Superintendent Robert Hardis said in an email to students and families that he learned late during the first half of the game that Brooklyn players were repeatedly using the word “Nazi” to call out football plays during the game.
McFarland acknowledged using the word as a play call, apologized and agreed to change it when the teams returned for the second half, Hardis said.
The Cleveland Jewish News estimates Beachwood, a city of about 14,000, is nearly 90% Jewish, based on a 2011 survey.Beachwood hosted the game, which Brooklyn won 35-3.
The game occurred a week after Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and two days before Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the holiest day of the year in Judaism.
Theodore Caleris, superintendent of Brooklyn City Schools, said in an email McFarland’s resignation was effective immediately.
McFarland was praised last year by the district for being an excellent coach and role model. He was recognized as a program honoree at the annual Ohio High School Football Coaches Association Clinic in February.
