US EditionRacist remarks caught on video at California high school baseball game
- On April 23, during a varsity baseball matchup in California’s Bay Area, members of the Pinole Valley team were recorded directing racial slurs toward Asian players from the Albany team.
- The incident followed a similar offense by Pinole Valley players a week earlier against Asian athletes at El Cerrito High School, prompting investigations by both Albany and West Contra Costa Unified school districts.
- Cellphone video captured players chanting slurs such as 'P.F.' toward players named Chang and Baljeet, leading to district-wide complaints and calls for stricter disciplinary measures.
- Albany parent Eugene Lee emphasized that showing hateful behavior during the game is unacceptable and results in being barred from playing, while Pinole Valley’s principal issued an apology and mandated that all players complete a sportsmanship recertification.
- The controversy has heightened calls for swift, targeted consequences and raised concerns about systemic racism in school sports within the Bay Area community.
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Racist remarks caught on video at high school baseball game
ALBANY, Calif. (KRON) – A cell phone video shot at a California high school captures baseball players from the opposing team yelling out racist remarks. The video was recorded on April 23 during a baseball game between Albany and Pinole Valley High Schools. Players from Pinole Valley called Asian players "P.F. Chang," a reference to the Chinese-inspired restaurant chain. They then started chanting "Baljeet," an Indian character from the Disney s…
Racist remarks caught on video at California high school baseball game
ALBANY, Calif. (KRON) – A cell phone video shot at a California high school captures baseball players from the opposing team yelling out racist remarks. The video was recorded on April 23 during a baseball game between Albany and Pinole Valley high schools. Players from Pinole Valley called Asian players "P.F. Chang," a reference to the Chinese-inspired restaurant chain. They then started chanting "Baljeet," an Indian character from the Disney s…
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