Racist 'Monkey' Jeers Being Shouted at Female Basketball Players Leads to High School's Probation

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Connell High School has been placed on one-year probation and fined $1,000 by the area's sports governing body after students were accused of making racist jeers during a girls basketball game. The school's administrators and coaches must also complete a class on diversity prior to being allowed to attend or participate in any future playoff events at the school.

The punishment came from the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), the governing body of athletics and activities for secondary education schools in the state of Washington. The actions stem from a basketball game on May 22 at Connell High School against Zillah High School when a few students in the bleachers were heard shouting "monkey" multiple times at two Black players on the Zillah team.

The next day, North Franklin School District (NFSD), of which Connell is a part, called for a third-party investigation on disciplining students involved—an investigation that still continues.

"Any show of racism is inexcusable and will not be tolerated in our district," North Franklin School District Superintendent Jim Jacobs said in a statement after the incident. "We take these allegations seriously and, while we are unable to share disciplinary details due to privacy laws, we will assure appropriate consequences are administered."

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I think I must have driven through Connell once since it's on 395. Don't remember it though. Zillah since it's outside of Yakima probably has a more diverse student body.

[sanatanadharma]

1. The USA needs to implement the Springfield Plan in every school district

I was educated in Springfield, MA from 1st grade through 12th (1952-1964).
I do not have memory of anything but can attest to having a detestation of racism, dating back to the time.

From Wikipedia

"The Springfield Plan was a widely publicized intergroup, or intercultural, education policy initiative of the 1940's which was implemented in the public school system of Springfield, Massachusetts. ..."

"Following the publicity it received, the plan became the national model for citizenship and multicultural education during World War and school administrators throughout the U.S. traveled to Springfield to witness the plan in action."

"The widely stated purpose of the plan was to foster democracy and eliminate racism (my emphasis) from schooling. It involved innovative advances in curriculum, including the use of cooperative learning and democratic living classroom activities. Students also participated in projects where they learned about the history and culture of other groups in their broader community. Beyond the school, the plan expanded education into local factories where adult workers were provided with citizenship classes. Lastly, it included new methods for teaching students how to recognize racist propaganda, while it was also innovative in producing positive propaganda, publicizing the advantages of intergroup education for the entire nation."

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[gopiscrap]

2. my wife's in laws are from Connell

and several years back when we went to visit, they had little Barack Obama dolls hanging by the neck from their lamps. We walked right out. That whole town is invested with a bunch of racist fuckers.