Parents are speaking out on allegations of racism at a Houston area volleyball game.
"You do everything you can protect your children, and you cannot protect them from that," Morton said. "You're a whore, and they did that to at least three of our team members. Another teammate heard the actual word monkey," Morton recalled. . Her daughter's Paetow High School volleyball team had the same experience just two weeks ago.
Monkey has long been used as a slur and a racist reference to African Americans. Parents say they believe the people responsible for making these noises knew exactly what it meant. "These things stay with our children. It changes you. There are ways to support your team without traumatizing a person, a human being," said Morton.
FOX 26 reached out to Brenham's ISD to see what actions they've taken to address those allegations they sent us the following statement: "Brenham ISD conducted a thorough investigation of the incident and has taken proper action. We expect our students' behavior to reflect the values of our district and community and work to ensure our students' behavior meets those expectations."
This makes the third time in less than a month that parents and students right here in Texas have complained about monkey sounds and slurs being shouted at high school volleyball teams.
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