A football coach at a Texas high school resigned Thursday after an investigation into the use of racist comments from black players on his team.
Tim Teykl, now a former football coach at Alvin High School, was placed on administrative leave after being accused of creating a “culture insensitive to racism” and “using a racist language chain” toward black players, according to the Houston Chronicle.
“Alvin ISD (Independent School District) does not tolerate the use of divisive language through a staff member or any member of our school community,” Principal Carol Nelson said at one point in the publication of the survey.
Senior Leon Bell approached Teykl to ask him to wear his Black Lives Matter mask that his mother had given him before the inaugural game on September 25, which Teykl turned down, to the Chronicle and KPRC2News.
Bell accused Tekyl of saying that the players did not make up the NFL and that they did not need players to kneel with the national anthem because he had no “class. “
Bell’s family circle informed Alvin ISD on September 26 of the incident, prompting Teykl to be placed on administrative leave.
Teykl in his time season with Alvin and 29 in general as high school football coach.