Parents of a Long Island secondary school, New York, recommended that matches against a rival school district are never scheduled again due to alleged racing problems.
Parent Teacher Student Association of the Elmont High School (PTSA), as well as the School of the School of the School of the School, held a town hall with those in charge of the Sports section of the county of Nassau to discuss what parents call a “long history of racist behavior” of the Bellmore-Merrick school district, according to the New York Post.
Representatives of the Sewanhaka school district, during which Elmont High School, are also present at the Elmont high school, and in the district of Bellmore-Merrick.
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A girl’s university basketball match on February 7 between Elmont High School and Kennedy High School was the tilting point. (Scott W. Grau / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Lynette Battle, who sits on the board of directors of Sewanhaka, while being the former president of the PTSA, described the situation of “definition of madness”, alleging that it is a recurring situation.
“Something different should be done,” added Battle. “And someone must be courageous enough to stand in business.”
Racial incidents have overcome years, but one in particular caused a big agitation leading to Reunion. It was a basketball match for girls on February 7 between Elmont and Kennedy High School, which is in the school district of Bellmore-Merrick, which was the tilting point.
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During the match, an altercation occurred between a player on each side, where only the Elmont player, which the post has reported is black, was ejected after swinging the daughter of Kennedy, who is white.
However, once the video came out showing the Kennedy player hitting the Elmont player first, the latter called on the suspension. Although section VIII initially confirmed its decision to suspend the player, it was reinstated and authorized to participate in a eliminatory match after a second call.
Even if Bellmore-Merrick made the decision to voluntarily suspend the Kennedy player involved in the altercation, Elmont’s parents have clearly seen enough to ask never to see schools in their rival district, including colleges, in their sports hours.
During the meeting, the battle listed the years of alleged racial incidents between school districts, including one of 2023 in a junior volleyball match between Elmont and Kennedy High Schools, when fans have mocked Elmont players, calling them “monkeys” and bananas in their possession, said Battle.
A similar situation occurred in December 2021, when fans of Bellmore-Merick Mepham High School would call “monkeys” girls in a junior basketball match. The bananas would also have been involved.
A similar situation occurred in December 2021, when fans of Bellmore-Merick Mepham High School would call “monkeys” girls in a junior basketball match. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)
With this last incident, the fans were both disciplined, while the Superintendent and Sports Director of Bellmore-Merrick apologized to Elmont in person in their high school, said Director of Section VIII, Patrick Pizzarelli.
Battle also detailed an incident in February 2019, when Elmont’s cheerlers have launched racial insults among spectators supporting Bellmore-Merrick. She also claims that one of the cheerleaders wore an “Wig Afro to make fun of black players”.
Battle added more incidents in 2022 and 2023 that were reportedly accused. However, they have never been reported to the necessary sports powers in the districts.
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In response, Section VIII and the districts organized workshops for students of the teams involved, while “instituting reading a Civility Declaration before the matches”, reports the post.
“Our children are those who are victims,” retorts the battle. “Why do they need to be in the room for a moment of Kumbaya?”
The position also interviewed Jon Johnson of the Dad’s Club, and although his three children are no longer in the Sewanhaka school system, they are all graduates from Elmont high school and have treated similar racial incidents.
Johnson detailed an implying his “Middle Son”, which played against the high school of Wellington C. Mepham – another in the Bellmore -Merrick district.
Parents of a Long Island secondary school, New York, recommended that matches against a rival school district are never scheduled again due to alleged racing problems.
“He played the butt, and in the middle of the game, the opposing player, after Elmont scored, the opposing player called him the word to N-Word and told him to leave the field,” said Johnson, who is black, in post.
Pizzarelli defended the way in which section VIII and the respective districts responded to these incidents, adding that town halls like these have created progress to solve these problems.
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“We trusted our district to help examine our children, but I don’t think they did it, because they continue to do things to have a dressing injury,” Johnson told the post.
