Iowa students admonished for "Trump!" chants at hoops game

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A group of high school students was admonished this week for seemingly using Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's name as a racial insult during a boys' basketball game.

The incident occurred Monday during a playoff game between Dallas Center-Grimes in West Des Moines, a largely white school, and Perry, a more diverse school north of Des Moines.

Steve Watson, activities director at Dallas Center-Grimes, said roughly a dozen students out of the 120 or so in attendance chanted Trump's name after their team lost to Perry 57-50. Trump has drawn fire for saying that illegal immigration from Mexico brings rapists and drug dealers into the U.S. and for his proposal to build a wall along the length of the Southern border, among other things.

Watson said the chant was uttered three or four times before administrators stopped the students. He declined to say whether the students were disciplined, citing privacy policies.

"One of our administrators knew right away that it would be offensive because Perry has a high minority population," Watson said.

Perry coach Ned Menke said he didn't hear the chants but several of his players did and took offense.

"When you find out about it, your initial reaction was kind of disbelief. Like, 'Really? That just happened?'" Menke said.

Perry student Kevin Lopez, in a letter to the Perry Chief newspaper, wrote that Monday marked the fourth time the "Trump!" cheer had been used in a negative manner toward the Bluejays.

"It is a chant said to intimidate and discriminate our Latino/Hispanic students and it is a chant that is fueled by racism," Lopez wrote in his letter to the editor.

Officials from both schools are hoping the incident will end up teaching students a lesson in respect and sportsmanship.

Menke said a group of DCG student leaders went to Perry on Thursday for a meeting about diversity that he described as "positive in tone."

"We are all moving forward. Both sides. Our kids made a mistake. They know it. Perry understands that it's not representative of our entire school, community, etc.," Watson said. "We have to educate our kids."

The chants haven't hurt the Bluejays on the court. Perry beat Boone 75-57 on Thursday to reach the sub-state finals and is now a win shy of making the eight-team state championships in Des Moines.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/92037633230f47be9b35b3c120ef2b2e/iowa-students-admonished-trump-chants-hoops-game

Edited February 28, 2016 by Stay Woke

[TBoneTX 46,276]

Hyskool basketball is huge in Iowa.

[lostinblue 1,989]

[Darnell 8,479]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A group of high school students was admonished this week for seemingly using Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's name as a racial insult during a boys' basketball game.

The incident occurred Monday during a playoff game between Dallas Center-Grimes in West Des Moines, a largely white school, and Perry, a more diverse school north of Des Moines.

Steve Watson, activities director at Dallas Center-Grimes, said roughly a dozen students out of the 120 or so in attendance chanted Trump's name after their team lost to Perry 57-50. Trump has drawn fire for saying that illegal immigration from Mexico brings rapists and drug dealers into the U.S. and for his proposal to build a wall along the length of the Southern border, among other things.

Watson said the chant was uttered three or four times before administrators stopped the students. He declined to say whether the students were disciplined, citing privacy policies.

"One of our administrators knew right away that it would be offensive because Perry has a high minority population," Watson said.

Perry coach Ned Menke said he didn't hear the chants but several of his players did and took offense.

"When you find out about it, your initial reaction was kind of disbelief. Like, 'Really? That just happened?'" Menke said.

Perry student Kevin Lopez, in a letter to the Perry Chief newspaper, wrote that Monday marked the fourth time the "Trump!" cheer had been used in a negative manner toward the Bluejays.

"It is a chant said to intimidate and discriminate our Latino/Hispanic students and it is a chant that is fueled by racism," Lopez wrote in his letter to the editor.

Officials from both schools are hoping the incident will end up teaching students a lesson in respect and sportsmanship.

Menke said a group of DCG student leaders went to Perry on Thursday for a meeting about diversity that he described as "positive in tone."

"We are all moving forward. Both sides. Our kids made a mistake. They know it. Perry understands that it's not representative of our entire school, community, etc.," Watson said. "We have to educate our kids."

The chants haven't hurt the Bluejays on the court. Perry beat Boone 75-57 on Thursday to reach the sub-state finals and is now a win shy of making the eight-team state championships in Des Moines.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/92037633230f47be9b35b3c120ef2b2e/iowa-students-admonished-trump-chants-hoops-game

Yikes. So there's lots of illegal aliens at that school, on the basketball team? Well, DACA won't get extended, they should make travel plans after graduation.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Yikes. So there's lots of illegal aliens at that school, on the basketball team? Well, DACA won't get extended, they should make travel plans after graduation.

We're going to make assumptions that the basketball team was full of illegal aliens and they deserved the Trump chants?

No sympathy

[Darnell 8,479]

Exactly. No Sympathy ! Illegal Aliens is Bad ! Trump Says So !

[Janelle2002 3,865]

So you have confirmed information the basketball team had illegal aliens on it?

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

Yes We CAN Yes WE CAN. wait wrong intimidating chant

Edited March 1, 2016 by Nature Boy Flair

[ExPatty 502]

I promise you that if the democrats think they are going to win this election by fashioning trump supporters into only supporting him because he is an extension of their own racism the democrats are severely overplaying their hand. Terrible, backfiring strategy. I hope they keep it up. Keep making this election about race. See how well it works tirelessly calling people racist if they dare have an issue with somebody who happens to not be white.

Edited March 1, 2016 by ExPatty

[Ban Hammer 13,644]

sure hope they don't ever play spades, their feelings might get hurt when someone trumps them.

[Darnell 8,479]

I promise you that if the democrats think they are going to win this election by fashioning trump supporters into only supporting him because he is an extension of their own racism the democrats are severely overplaying their hand. Terrible, backfiring strategy. I hope they keep it up. Keep making this election about race. See how well it works tirelessly calling people racist if they dare have an issue with somebody who happens to not be white.

race? Nah, that focus is on illegal aliens, irrespective of race.

[Dakine10 5,452]

I hope you appreciate the irony there the next time you break your mouse button because you cant hit the "report" button fast enough.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Yes We CAN Yes WE CAN. wait wrong intimidating chant

Allah Akbar. I remember just seeing those words were more than enough to send both of you screaming.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Allah Akbar. I remember just seeing those words were more than enough to send both of you screaming.

Don't say muslim quotes over here. They'll report you and have the police at our door. Allah Inshallah

Hahahahaha