Ketchikan’s school district released key findings of its weeks-long investigation into allegations of racial insensitivity by some fans at a recent basketball game against a high school on the state’s only Native reservation.
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Students speak out about allegations of racism at Ketchikan-Metlakatla basketball game
The school district has launched an investigation into what it described as “racial insensitivity” during a game against Alaska’s only Native reservation.
Ketchikan’s school district is investigating allegations of racism at a basketball game against Alaska’s only Native reservation
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