CIF strips Coronado High School of championship title following tortilla-throwing incident against Orange Glen
The California Interscholastic Federation said the act of throwing tortillas was unacceptable and levied seven sanctions against Coronado High School.
Author: Abbie Alford (Reporter), CBS News 8 Team
Published: 5:04 PM PDT June 30, 2021
Updated: 11:45 PM PDT June 30, 2021
CORONADO, Calif. — After over a week-long investigation into an incident many called racist, the California Interscholastic Federation has levied several sanctions against one of the schools involved. In a statement, the CIF called the act of throwing tortillas at a predominately Latino team - Orange Glen High School - "unacceptable" and issued seven sanctions against Coronado High School's basketball team stripping it of the championship title.