A Texas school district has apologized for what some perceived as a racist chant from fans after one of its teams beat a rival in a high school basketball playoff game.
Alamo Heights High School, which is made up mostly of white students, beat Edison High, which is predominantly Hispanic, in the Region IV-4A championship in San Antonio on Saturday. As Alamo players celebrated the win on the court, a large group of students began cheering “USA! USA!”
Alamo Heights head coach Andrew Brewer silenced the students
Alamo Heights Superintendent Kevin Brown said he has apologized to San Antonio Independent School District officials. As punishment, Alamo Heights students who were involved in the chanting will not be allowed to attend the team’s remaining state title games.
The San Antonio district on Tuesday also filed a complaint with the University Interscholastic League, the governing body of high school sports in the area.
Read NBC Sports’ story of fallout from the incident here.
You can also see video of the incident on KSAT.com.
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