The parents of Pike High School volleyball players are disappointed, outraged and hurt by taunting gestures they felt were racist from an opposing player at a match Saturday.
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A video from the match Saturday obtained by IndyStar appears to show a New Palestine player scratching or beating her chest after a timeout and on the court with her teammates before play restarted. Another New Palestine player appears to tell the player making the gestures to stop. A Pike freshman player, working the game nearby as a line judge, interpreted those gestures to be racist and later left the court.
New Palestine, in a statement from athletic director Al Cooper and principal Jim Voelz released to IndyStar Tuesday afternoon, said it has disciplined the student “in accordance with the school’s Athletic Code of Conduct” following a thorough investigation that included reviewing film from the game and “speaking to coaches, players, parents, community members, and MSD Pike administrators who attended the event.
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