High School Coach Fired After Pulling One Of His Athlete's Ponytail

Jim Zullo was fired as coach of the varsity girls basketball after he pulled the ponytail of one of his athletes.ScreenshotA high school basketball coach has been fired after he got angry and pulled an athlete’s ponytail during a state championship game Friday.

The Northville Central School District in Fulton County, New York, said in a statement that they are “deeply disturbed” by the varsity girls basketball coach’s conduct.

“We hold our coaches to the highest standards of professionalism, sportsmanship, and respect for our student-athletes, and this behavior is completely unacceptable,” the statement reads. “The District is committed to ensuring that this type of behavior has no place…