'If you do not stand against racism, you stand with it,' Hays CISD officials said.
“The experience left our Hawks volleyball players distraught, but they have chosen to be strong together, as a team,” Hays CISD officials said.
The incident happened at a volleyball game on Friday night. One of the parents of the players on the Hays High School Hawks Volleyball Team shared a post on Facebook stating that Canyon High School students yelled the N-word at her daughters during the game. “Tonight our Hays volleyball girls played Canyon HS where the front row of Canyon’s student section yelled the N-word at my daughters and a few more teammates throughout the match, SO MANY TIMES!!! When my daughter missed her serve, they shouted ‘Make a play Nword-hard R!’ Our coaches told their Admin and all they told the boys was ‘watch your mouths,’” Jennifer Price said in the post.
“It is unacceptable that students felt comfortable enough to degrade and berate our players with such derogatory and hateful language,” Hays CISD officials said. “We also feel that not enough was done to remedy the situation after our coaching staff brought the incident to the attention of the Canyon High School administrator on duty.
Hays CISD officials noted that many community members have come forward since the incident on Friday and shared similar experiences of racism happening at their schools.“It is an example of blatant racism, and anyone who sat by or sits by and allows it to happen is equally as responsible as the students that sued the inappropriate language to begin with. If you do not stand against racism, you stand with it,” Hays Hawk Volleyball officials said.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Student shot near James Ford Rhodes High School, officials sayA 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after a shooting near James Ford Rhodes High School on Tuesday, police and EMS officials confirmed.
Read more »
McAuliffe International School ending school early this week due to potential record-breaking heatThe National Weather Service office in Boulder tweeted Monday that Denver could see record heat this week. cowx
Read more »
Back to school: Local students heading back to classrooms for a more normal school yearWith Labor Day in the rearview mirror, many local students will head back to classrooms on Tuesday for what they hope will be a more normal school year in the post-pandemic world.
Read more »
State school board to vote on new high school graduation requirementsA vote from the Alabama State Department of Education could change high school graduation requirements.
Read more »
State school board to vote on new high school graduation requirementsA vote from the Alabama State Department of Education could change high school graduation requirements.
Read more »
‘First Day Is Always Exciting': It's Back to School for Philly Catholic School StudentsSister Virginia Paschall, the principal of Blessed Virgin Mary School in Darby, Pennsylvania, speaks to NBC10’s Matt DeLucia about the excitement for students, teachers and parents as Archdiocese of Philadelphia schools welcome back students Wednesday. A smile can always help ease the jitters, she says.
Read more »