MARION, Ill. (WSIL) One person returned to protest outside Marion High School on Tuesday, a day after dozens turned out. She wasn t alone for long.
Within the hour, more than a dozen others showed up and demanded the firing of girls track coach Sara Baker. Baker is being investigated for allegedly saying a racist remark to a Black student-athlete. Black barefooted African from the third world is the phrase allegedly used against 16-year old Amari. Protesters chanted the phrase outside the school and held signs with the phrase on it. It was more than an insensitive comment. more than a poor choice of words. It was racist, said Teresa Hart.
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