Tortilla incident has parents fearing for students safety ahead of a march against racism
A march is planned this weekend in the wake of the tortilla incident. Community members are fearing for safety ahead of the event Author: Ariana Cohen Updated: 6:29 PM PDT June 25, 2021
SAN DIEGO Community members plan to take to the streets following last weekend s controversial high school basketball game between Coronado High and Orange Glen High. At the game, tortillas were thrown toward Orange Glen players which many are calling a racist act.
Parents and students are now worried for their safety ahead of this weekend s march.
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The man who brought tortillas to the Saturday night Coronado High School basketball game against Escondido’s Orange Glen High issued a public apology Thursday, saying he realizes the act of throwing tortillas has been perceived as racially insensitive.
Luke Serna, who says he is half-Mexican and a registered Democrat, on Wednesday said he gave bags of tortillas to Coronado students. During an altercation following the game, some Coronado players threw tortillas in the air toward the Orange Glen team, which is mostly Latino.
Serna issued a statement Thursday.
“I realize the tortilla throwing has been perceived as racially insensitive,” Serna wrote. “I do not condone racially insensitive behavior, and that was not my intent. I apologize to all who were hurt by this and hope it can be a teaching moment for us all to become more conscious.”