Salado, TX – TAPPS Leader: Orthodox Jewish School Should Have Never Been A Member

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    Salado, TX – The director of a Texas private school association that came under fire for refusing to reschedule a game that conflicted with the Sabbath says an Orthodox Jewish school should have never been a member in the first place.

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    Edd Burleson says his Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools should have never let the Beren Academy join them last year. TAPPS ultimately rescheduled the Beren playoff basketball game in March under the pressure of a lawsuit and public backlash.

    Burleson told The Dallas Morning News (http://dallasne.ws/H6UmA4 ) that he doesn’t have the time for “politically correct gobbledygook.” He says TAPPS would have ultimately prevailed if there had been more time to fight in court.

    TAPPS represents more than 200 private schools with almost 40,000 students statewide.


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    Mark Levin
    Mark Levin
    11 years ago

    Mamzer should rot in hell. He would be better off sticking his real foot in his mouth instead of the proverbial one. Either way, he should choke!

    ExpatriateOwl
    ExpatriateOwl
    11 years ago

    He really doesn’t mind having Jewish schools in his league — as long as their teams don’t win.

    11 years ago

    He should never been the head of the association with a mind set of his. It is a parochial school and meets the criteria so why not; why not he is anti-semitic

    11 years ago

    TAPPS is not Constitutionally a Christian organization.
    http://www.tapps.net/PDF/Constitution/By-laws/SubChapterB/bylawssubchapterBsection10.pdf

    I fail to see why he should not have allowed them to join other than the usual anti-semitism. The players were religiously forbidden from playing. A good Christian should be happy to accommodate.

    11 years ago

    Why do orthodox yidden need to be playing with the areilim. Let’s focus on Torah.

    Reb Yid
    Reb Yid
    11 years ago

    Myabe he’s right. Maybe you shouldn’t join an organization if it will mean fighting them over shabbos schedules. I mean, it’s not like a job which you need for parnassah, it’s recreation for crying out loud. Also, isn’t it a bit much to waste so much time playing sports? A little playing to relax during the day is one thing, but this strikes me as quite a lot of bittul torah.

    The-Macher
    The-Macher
    11 years ago

    Just a silly old relic of a man, whose time ended while he was still young.

    kingizzy
    kingizzy
    11 years ago

    The school was told in the beginning that the playoffs are on Saturday! They didn’t seem to care then!

    11 years ago

    To #5 - Halacha teaches us to safeguard our health. Thus, by extension, playing in competitive sports, keeps both young people and older people, in very good physical condition. In addition to studying Torah, it is very important for Yidden of all ages, to stay physically fit.

    Anon Ibid Opcit
    Anon Ibid Opcit
    11 years ago

    TAPPS was in the news earlier this month. They sent an insulting letter to a Muslim school demanding justifications for allowing Muslim boys to play in the same league as Christians. They also sent out a “survey” to the membership whipping up fear and hatred against the school and all Muslims.

    This is nothing new. Texas has always been a bigoted, hateful place. National politics being what they are this kind of thing is only going to get worse.

    nyker
    nyker
    11 years ago

    Dont give me anygarbage about bitul torah. Teach a child to learn all day he will do so till he gets out of jail i mean yeshiva. Teach him to love to learn he will do so all his life. Let the kids have fun and feel good about themselves that they made it all the way to the end. Stop spewing your nonsense aboutbitul torah

    11 years ago

    So what else is new?Can you imagine what he would say if the team won
    the championship?

    awacs
    awacs
    11 years ago

    Hint : When you speak to the press and say, “I don’t have time” to defend my position, it means that you DON’T have the goods.

    11 years ago

    Spoken like a true racist Texas redneck.

    username
    username
    11 years ago

    It would be great if all the TAPPS member schools withdrew from the conference and formed a competing one.

    AnonN
    AnonN
    11 years ago

    this guys right.
    the school joined the league knowing full well that playoff games would not be rescheduled. then when it came time to forfeit the game like they should have they complained of anti semitism.
    well this guy’s right, if they weren’t willing to play by the rules, they shouldve never been a member

    5TResident
    Noble Member
    5TResident
    11 years ago

    Its Texas, land of the Baptists. What did you think some hick like Burleson was going to say? The man can’t even spell “Ed” correctly.