(AP) – A predominantly white Missouri school district is
apologizing after a Donald Trump campaign sign was waved during player
introductions for an all-minority Kansas City basketball team.
The Warrensburg school district apologized on its official Facebook page
Tuesday, saying it would try to prevent similar incidents in the future.
Video posted online shows someone holding the sign in the Warrensburg High
School student section and fans turning their backs as Center High School
players took the court Monday.
Warrensburg Superintendent Scott Patrick tells The Kansas City Star the
back-turning is a longstanding practice, but the campaign sign “took this from
something that was unsportsmanlike to something that was insensitive, not
necessary and inappropriate.”
Center’s spokeswoman says players were unaware of the sign during the game.
Warrensburg’s school district is 80 percent white. The Center district is 19
percent white.
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