After affair and resignation, Texas track coach seeks justice

[flyboy56]

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/08/us...ss_igoogle_cnn

(CNN) -- The University of Texas women's track coach who resigned under fire after the disclosure of an affair with a female student a decade ago doesn't understand why she was targeted for punishment and questions whether she's being treated fairly.

"Is it because I have a disability? Is it because I'm black? Is it because I'm female? Is it because I'm successful? Is it now because of my sexual preference?" Coach Bev Kearney asked on CNN's "Starting Point" Tuesday. "I had to finally come to embrace not knowing why, and I had to embrace it because the more you try to figure out why, the harder it is to forgive."

Or maybe it's because you went against the university's policy?!

[dsummoner]

Given her responses, one needs to include the fact that she was breathtakingly stupid.

[LarryN]

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/08/us...ss_igoogle_cnn

(CNN) -- The University of Texas women's track coach who resigned under fire after the disclosure of an affair with a female student a decade ago doesn't understand why she was targeted for punishment and questions whether she's being treated fairly.

"Is it because I have a disability? Is it because I'm black? Is it because I'm female? Is it because I'm successful? Is it now because of my sexual preference?" Coach Bev Kearney asked on CNN's "Starting Point" Tuesday. "I had to finally come to embrace not knowing why, and I had to embrace it because the more you try to figure out why, the harder it is to forgive."

Or maybe it's because you went against the university's policy?!

While I don't think she was fired because of her race, gender, sexual preference or disability, I do believe they used an affair that's been over for ten years as an excuse to fire her. Probably because it was contract renegotiation time, and they were unwilling to give her a raise. I don't know what their rulebook specifically states as punishment, but I would figure ten years after the fact seems like an odd time to fire her. I think a suspension and a "don't do that again" would be more appropriate.

[flyboy56]

While I don't think she was fired because of her race, gender, sexual preference or disability, I do believe they used an affair that's been over for ten years as an excuse to fire her. Probably because it was contract renegotiation time, and they were unwilling to give her a raise. I don't know what their rulebook specifically states as punishment, but I would figure ten years after the fact seems like an odd time to fire her. I think a suspension and a "don't do that again" would be more appropriate.

I really don't think the University of Texas was going to have a problem giving her a raise. Especially such a successful coach.