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ETHS board presses Loyola Academy and Central Suburban League after racial slur at girls basketball game
Summary
Board members opened the March 9 meeting to demand accountability after a student in the Loyola Academy crowd used a racial slur at an ETHS player; trustees said Loyola’s apology and a student removal were insufficient without investigation, coach accountability and leaguewide training.
Evanston Township High School Board President opened the March 9 meeting by calling discussion of a recent incident at a girls basketball game "a priority," saying ETHS "students and our staff deserve to be treated with respect" and that a referee had removed the individual who made a racial slur.
Board members described the episode as part of a longer pattern in the Central Suburban League (CSL). Trustee Liz said a Loyola spectator shouted "Chewbacca" at an ETHS player during a free throw — a slur the board called dehumanizing — and that the crowd reaction and a photograph showing students…
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