Yukon tennis coach Barney Moon says it's time for coaches to step away from athletics during walkout shares email

Yukon tennis coach Barney Moon says it's time for coaches to join the teacher walkout by stepping away from athletics. [PHOTO BY SARAH PHIPPS, THE OKLAHOMAN]

Yukon tennis coach Barney Moon knows he's on a solo mission. He's hoping for reinforcements. While thousands of teachers have marched on the state Capitol grounds this week to vocalize the need for more funding for Oklahoma classrooms, Moon is one of the few (perhaps the only) in the metro area that has also walked away from his role as coach. “It doesn't feel morally and ethically right to coach while the walkout is going on,” Moon said. “I think we are sending the message that athletics are more important than education by continuing to play and practice.