California H.S. Kicks Players Off Football Team Over ‘Slave Auction’ Video

Several H.S. soccer gamers in California have been booted from their crew after filming a racist prank the place they offered their Black teammates at a “slave auction,” TMZ Sports has realized … and now the crew has been compelled to forfeit all the 12 months over a scarcity of eligible gamers.

Once the district bought phrase of the video, made by members of the River Valley H.S. (CA) FB crew, which was apparently meant to be humorous, they acted swiftly … kicking off the offending gamers for violating the student-athlete code of conduct.

“Re-enacting a slave sale as a prank tells us that we have a great deal of work to do with our students so they can distinguish between intent and impact,” Yuba City Unified School District Superintendent Doreen Osumi wrote.

“They may have thought this skit was funny, but it is not; it is unacceptable and requires us to look honestly and deeply at issues of systemic racism.”

Osumi mentioned the scholars will likely be disciplined, but it surely’s as a lot about educating, too … “education, honest, open discussions and instruction will guide our students to realize that their choices and actions have consequences.”

The superintendent mentioned the district is working to verify the coed physique can study from this case — including she sees this as a chance for college students to be extra “aware, thoughtful, and considerate of others.”

“When college students discover humor in one thing that’s so deeply offensive, it tells me that we now have a chance to assist them increase their mindset,” Osumi mentioned.

River Valley hadn’t precisely gotten off to the perfect begin. They have been 0-6, in keeping with Max Preps. Football season in California often kicks off mid-August, and with the playoffs, can undergo mid-December.