SF's Lowell High baseball team required to forfeit games, replace head coach after racial incident
According to SFUSD, the incident involved alleged race-based taunting by varsity players who attended a junior varsity game last spring. The California Interscholastic Federation also investigated and found that Lowell High violated sportsmanship rules. As a result, the school will forfeit three games and hire an interim head coach.
The San Francisco Unified School District has announced disciplinary actions against the Lowell High School varsity baseball team following a racial incident that occurred last spring. The team will be required to forfeit three games and replace its head coach, as per the district's investigation findings, which were presented during a virtual meeting on Sunday.
The incident, which involved alleged race-based taunting by the varsity players during a junior varsity game, was also investigated by the California Interscholastic Federation, which found that Lowell High violated sportsmanship rules. The San Francisco Unified School District emphasized that there is "no place for racism, discrimination, or radicalized harm in the Lowell community or anywhere in the district" in a statement.
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