Esther Valdes Clayton, a conservative and trustee of the Coronado Unified School District Board, stood by her claims of racism, even after contradictory information came to light.
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As Coronado school board officials appeal the sanctions levied against Coronado High’s basketball team following the tortilla incident last month, and various community members continue debating it, one group wants to shift the focus toward apologizing to the Escondido community.
Leaders with InclusioNado, a Coronado community organization, gathered outside the Coronado Unified School District headquarters Tuesday morning to hold a press conference and acknowledge the pain the June 19 incident caused Latino residents and others in Escondido.
Marley Ramirez, a member of the group, said it’s more important to acknowledge the pain the incident caused and to find ways to reconciliate with Escondido, than it is to focus on the “cause and intent” of the event.
Coronado mayor demands apology from school district for tortilla-throwing incident response
Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey described the actions as a rush to judgment by the CIF and school district which falsely characterized the team and the community. Author: LaMonica Peters (KFMB), City News Service Published: 7:48 PM PDT July 7, 2021 Updated: 10:12 PM PDT July 7, 2021
CORONADO, Calif. Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey called on the Coronado Unified School District s board to apologize for releasing a statement condemning the Coronado High School basketball team as being fueled by racism, colorism and classism, following a tortilla-throwing incident after a championship game.
Following Coronado High School s 60-57 overtime victory in the boys Division 4-A regional final some members of the crowd in Coronado gym on June 19 threw tortillas at the largely Latino Orange Glen players.