Federal lawmaker demands action after racist slurs at Oregon high school games

Federal lawmaker demands action after racist slurs at Oregon high school games

A U.S. representative from Oregon has stepped in to say the state needs to do more to stop racist incidents from happening at high school sporting events. On Wednesday, Democrat Janelle Bynum, the U.S. representative for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, commented on a recent string of high school football games where student-athletes were alleged to have used racist slurs while playing against Barlow High School. “Football is supposed to be …