| UPDATE: CMCSS: Assistant coach left game on his own, amid behavior described as ‘defiant,’ ‘unreasonable’
Update, 1 p.m. Sunday: The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System is looking into the situation, according to schools spokesman Anthony Johnson. He said it appears the principal was alerted to a concern that the employee was “proselytizing” in their official capacity. CMCSS will investigate the matter.
Previously:
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Northwest High assistant football coach Trey Campbell was asked to leave at halftime of the Vikings game against Davidson Academy by Northwest principal Brandi Blackley because he was holding a Bible and having players gather around him to pray.
“I stood by my faith because that’s what I told my boys they needed to do,” said Campbell. “I told them I love them, but this was just the beginning of their journey with Christ, and that this is what it looks like when you are doing right by the Lord: The enemy does whatever he can to draw you from the Lord.”
Campbell said that when Blackley originally asked, Campbell told her politely that he would not put the Bible down, and then was escorted out of the remainder of the contest. No TSSAA officials were involved in the ejection, so Campbell would be allowed to return to the sidelines next week, according to TSSAA bylaws.
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