By: News 9
Norman Public Schools condemned the racist comments of an announcer during Thursday s online broadcast of a Norman-Midwest City girls basketball playoff game played in Sapulpa.
As the broadcast enters a commercial break, an unidentified announcer expressed disdain for one of the teams kneeling during the national anthem. They re kneeling? the announcer initially asked.
After it was pointed out that the Norman team took a knee during the anthem, the announcer continued. I hope Norman gets their a kicked, the announcer said. F n .
Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association executive director David Jackson apologized on behalf of the association and the National Federation High School network. Jackson said the broadcast crew who worked the game in Sapulpa will not be doing any more games for the remainder of our championships.
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Oklahoma school districts were challenged in the Fall of 2020 to continue education while managing the risks of a pandemic. Several schools saw spikes in failure rates, gaps in attendance, and widened inequalities between white and minority students, according to several educators and a News 9 survey.
Districts and families chose whether to shift to virtual instruction, continue with in-person classes or a combination.
Christi Sturgeon, a longtime counselor at Broken Arrow High School, said connecting with students online instead of at school was a challenge.
“We’re getting creative. In my 23 years, I’ve never done anything like that before. So it’s kind of exciting to me, even though its challenging,” Sturgeon said.