A school soccer team’s Friday game in Yuba City has been forfeited as the district investigates a video showing members conducting a slave auction. “The recording clearly shows that this situation was orchestrated and organized, underscoring my concern that students spent time contemplating this horrific act without the slightest thought that this action is hateful and hurtful,” Superintendent Doreen Osumi said in a statement. statement to KCRA 3. “They can claim it was a joke and they didn’t mean any harm, but the fact is this isn’t just harmful, it’s outrageous.” KCRA 3 has received a copy of the video which has since been removed. It shows about a dozen students pointing dollar amounts and yelling at three black students in their underwear and standing against a wall. “It just really sucks. We’re in 2022 and this is still happening, and it sucks because it’s like showing other generations coming up that it’s okay when it’s not okay. This is not okay,” said Cassandra Munoz, a former River Valley Student. The district said it was investigating which players were involved. Osumi offered “our support and sincere appreciation for the humiliation and anger this must cause.” of Friday’s game against Woodcreek, the district would be working with River Valley coaches to improve training to ‘act with character and dignity at all times.’ “They need guidance or something. We can help them, but this mustn’t happen again,” said a River Valley mom, picking up her sons from school. Woodcreek will now play Hiram Johnson on Friday, according to Maxpreps. The California Interscholastic Federation, which oversees high school seniors. school sports, told KCRA 3 that it supported the decision by River Valley administrators and the district to “immediately address student misconduct”. “Discrimination in any form or acts that are disrespectful or degrading are unacceptable and inconsistent with the principles of the CIF,” said a spokesman after another high school football team in the region canceled games due to off-field behavior. The Amador High School team has been eliminated for the remainder of the season after some the district called an “inappropriate group chat thread.” KCRA 3 was unable to independently confirm the content of the chat thread. Correction (September 30) 2022): An earlier version of this story misrepresented the county where River Valley High is located.
A school soccer team’s Friday game in Yuba City has been forfeited as the district investigates a video showing members reenacting a slave auction.
The Yuba City Unified School District said it has received a copy of the recording showing members of the River Valley High School football team performing the “despicable act.”
“The recording clearly shows that this situation was orchestrated and organized, underscoring my concern that students spent time contemplating this horrific act without the slightest thought that this action is hateful and hurtful,” Chief Inspector Doreen Osumi said in a statement to KCRA 3. “They may claim it was a joke and they meant no harm, but the fact is that not only is this harmful, it’s outrageous.”
KCRA 3 has received a copy of the video which has since been removed. It shows about a dozen students pointing dollar amounts and yelling at three black students in their underwear and standing against a wall.
“It’s just really bad. We’re in 2022 and this is still happening, and it sucks because it’s like showing other generations coming up that it’s okay when it’s not okay. This is not okay,” said Cassandra Munoz, a former River Valley Student.
The district says it is investigating which players are involved. Osumi offered “our support and sincere esteem for the humiliation and anger this must cause.”
She said that in addition to canceling Friday’s game against Woodcreek, the district would work with River Valley’s coaches to improve training to “act with character and dignity at all times.”
“They need advice or something. We can help them, but this mustn’t happen again,” a River Valley mother said, picking up her sons from school.
Woodcreek now faces Hiram Johnson on Friday, according to Maxpreps.
The California Interscholastic Federation, which oversees high school sports, told KCRA 3 that it supported River Valley administrators and the district’s decision to “immediately address student misconduct.”
“Discrimination in any form or acts that are disrespectful or degrading are unacceptable and not in accordance with the principles of the CIF,” a spokesperson said.
This comes after another high school soccer team in the region canceled games due to off-field behavior.
The Amador High School team has been eliminated for the remainder of the season after what the district called an “inappropriate group chat thread.”
KCRA 3 was unable to independently confirm the content of the chat thread.
Correction (September 30, 2022): In an earlier version of this story, the county where River Valley High is located was misrepresented.
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