Some moments in sports stick for the wrong reasons. For Hailey Monroe, it was a championship game, a heartbreaking loss, and a basketball coach’s hand pulling her ponytail. That one heated moment, caught on video, has now landed her former coach and school district in court.

Monroe, a senior at Northville High School in upstate New York at the time, filed a lawsuit this week against fired coach Jim Zullo and the Northville Central School District. She claims Zullo had a long track record of aggressive behavior toward players. According to the Daily Gazette , the lawsuit says the school knew about it and ignored warnings.

The hair-pulling happened in March during the NYSPHSAA Class D championship game. Northville had just lost 43-37 to La Fargeville. On the broadcast, Zullo grabbed Mo

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