AD Apologizes for Students' Racist Taunts During Game

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Connell (Wash.) High School athletic director Stephen Pyeatt apologized via social media for the racist remarks made by Connell students during a girls' basketball game Saturday.

Students could be heard shouting "Brick it, Monkey" and making monkey sounds when student-athletes of color on the visiting Zillah High School team attempted shots. Video emerged that appeared to show little being done to stop the taunting, though Connell officials insisted that the students were confronted. That claim seemed to be backed up by one student who said it was this interaction with officials that helped them realize their actions were racist.

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