Posted on 09/08/2015 6:25:14 PM PDT by Zakeet
Two Texas high school football players who are accused of intentionally slamming a referee to the ground allege the ref directed racial slurs at them, school district officials said Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.
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A video from Friday's game between John Jay High School and Marble Falls High School shows the ref watching a play, and his head snapping back when he is leveled from behind. The other player then dove on top of him.
Woods said if a racial slur was directed at the two players, the protocol should have been to inform the lead official about it.
"We're obligated to use this as a teachable moment ... As educators, we've got to take this opportunity to teach our young people two wrongs don't make a right," Northside school district athletic director Stan Laing said.
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what race or ethnicity are these thugs? they looked white to me...
Looking at the video, there is absolutely no definitive way to say what their ethnicity was...
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