Wickliffe High School cheer coach on administrative leave for handling of cheerleaders alleged insensitive posts
School officials are investigating the way cheer coach Jessica Hopton responded to alleged insensitive comments from two cheerleaders. Author: Jasmine Monroe Updated: 3:37 PM EST March 5, 2021
WICKLIFFE, Ohio 16-year-old Jazmine Rembert is not shy when it comes to standing up for what’s right.
“I’m so sorry, but it’s 2021. We’re not taking any steps forward, we re taking steps back and it s because of people like you,” she said in a 17-second video posted to TikTok.
Those comments she made in the video got her temporarily kicked off the Wickliffe High School competition cheer squad after confronting two of her teammates who allegedly mocked police brutality on social media: One student used homophobic slurs, made fun of a disabled cheerleader and told a Black student to go pick cotton.