The Bowie ISD superintendent reportedly defended the kids by saying the kids were, in fact, wearing pickle costumes rather than watermelon outfits
The game last Friday sparked accusations of racism after certain students dressed in costumes deemed offensive.Imagine: You go to a high school basketball game to watch your kid, and then students from one of the schools,That’s exactly what some parents on social media have accusedwith City View ISD. Bowie is located in Montague County, around 95 miles northwest of Dallas.
City View ISD superintendent Tony Bushong told the channel that he didn’t know whether “it was intentionally racist or not," but that either way, he felt it was inappropriate and knew it could upset people. “I have talked to the other superintendents in our district that we play and all of them agree that this was inappropriate so we’re not gonna see it anywhere else and our kids will be safe,” Bushong added.
In a statement, Bowie ISD said it “condemns racism and discrimination of any kind in the strongest terms possible,” adding that the district takes “allegations of this nature very seriously.”
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