California school district issues apology after tortillas are tossed at opposing basketball team

[left-of-center2012]

CORONADO, Calif. — Coronado school district leaders apologized Sunday to Orange Glen High — a predominately Latino school in Escondido — after tortillas were hurled at the school’s boys basketball team during an altercation in the aftermath of a championship game Saturday night. Coronado police said they would be investigating the incident.

Saturday’s tumult unfolded after Coronado won the game, 60-57, in overtime at home. Coaching staff on both sides were squabbling when, according to video shared on social media, at least two Coronado players chucked tortillas.

“We should have universal condemnation of this activity,” Assembly member Lorena Gonzalez weighed in on Twitter. “Parents in SD County know that racist taunts against latino athletes are too commonplace. It’s time to stop it.” She also called on the CIF to strip Coronado of its championship or otherwise sanction the high school.

Coronado Unified School District Superintendent Karl Mueller called the incident “reprehensible” and apologized to Orange Glen.

https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2021/06/california-school-district-issues-apology-after-tortillas-are-tossed-at-opposing-basketball-team.html

[MagickMuffin]

1. This is where it starts, we all know where it is headed

I can remember back in high school (the glorious 70's) getting a fully frozen beer can thrown at me just for walking down the road, I did not provoke the attack. It hit me on my arm and hurt like hell. Just a bunch of dumb jocks being mean and hateful.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Aside From The Bigotry On Display...

...these students thought it was a good idea to waste FOOD by throwing it at opposing team members.
This is bad on multiple fronts!

[Iggo]

4. If I take a step back to before the game...

…they actually brought tortillas with them to the game, because they thought it would be funny to throw tortillas at Mexicans.

That’s wasted youth, not wasted food.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Or Both

They planned on doing a bigoted thing by wasting food!
The more we discuss this the worse it looks.

[SYFROYH]

3. Coronado is a posh place, yes? 1-percenterville?

[left-of-center2012]

5. And military

Big navy base

[Initech]

9. Also not far from Pendleton.

I know people who live in San Diego and commute to Pendleton because it's a faster drive than living in Orange County.

[kysrsoze]

7. Coronado... that says it all. SD area is filled with dirtballs.

[Brother Buzz]

8. The genesis of tortilla tossing was actually a celebration of Latino culture

It started at UCSB 'Gauchos' soccer games and it was amusing at the beginning. Unfortunately it grew and expanded, and now we see it's taken a dark turn. These days, California colleges place tortillas on the prohibited list for campus events.



https://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2011/10/why-tortilla-throwing-at-soccer-games-is-great

[left-of-center2012]

10. "it was amusing at the beginning"

Sometimes people have to be educated to what they are doing or saying is racist.

[Brother Buzz]

11. UCSB 'Gauchos' are racist?

Personally, I kinda wish they had gone with Californios

[left-of-center2012]

12. "UCSB 'Gauchos' are racist?"

People are known by what they say and do.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

13. The tortillas were THROWN at the opposing team. This was a racist act.

Coronado boys basketball represents a predominantly white community.

Orange Glen is a predominantly Hispanic community.

Witnesses reported that Coronado's head coach cursed at the Orange Glen coach, calling them losers and telling them to get the f#@k out of there. Tortillas were thrown after the confrontation by spectators, including thrown by at least two Coronado players at the Orange Glen team.

The Coronado coach was FIRED last night at an emergency school meeting.

K&R for an important story. Just last year the community rallied with petitions & meetings to protest the teaching of racism, immigration, and cultural sensitivities in the school district, crying "education, not indoctrination".

[Brother Buzz]

15. Totally understand - I was just pointing out the genesis of tortilla tossing

It was all in fun at the begging, and the fans were doing the tossing. Hell, it even made the news

But these days, tortilla tossing is strictly forbidden at college events


Check the last item on this prohibited list (Every college includes tortillas these days)

[Demovictory9]

14. I read that the coach for fired today