FOLSOM, Calif. — Racial slurs were found on a whiteboard in the Vista Del Lago visiting locker room after a football game Friday.
After a high school football game between Del Campo and Vista Del Lago, Del Campo returned to the locker room to find racial slurs written on a whiteboard along with their items thrown around, according to Raj Rai, the San Juan Unified School District spokesperson.
"We are in communication with Vista Del Lago and we are doing everything possible to support their administration as they work to determine who is responsible and hold them accountable," wrote Greg Snyder, Del Campo's principal. "Our priority now is the wellbeing of our student athletes and the impacts this act has created for them."
The Folsom Cordova Unified School District sent ABC10 a statement saying that they are investigating who may have entered the locker room.
"We do not know who did this. FCUSD immediately began an investigation to learn who was responsible, which will continue until all avenues of inquiry have been explored," the statement said in part. "FCUSD denounces and abhors racism. We are appalled by the racist remarks that were written. These do not reflect the values of the District, Vista del Lago, or the football program. FCUSD and its schools will not tolerate acts of racism, hate, or bullying and treat such egregious offenses with the fullest extent of disciplinary measures allowable."
Parents like Dale Wiley are surprised but not shocked.
“I knew it’s always been there, but it was kinda underground and then all of a sudden it’s right in your face once again," said Wiley, father of a junior on Del Campo's varsity team. "Hopefully whoever did this learns a lesson from this.”
This is the third incident of racially-motivated activity involving football teams from schools in the greater Sacramento region in the last month.
- In September, Amador High's varsity football season was canceled amid an investigation into a chat thread alleged to be racial in tone. Torie Gibson, superintendent of the Amador County Unified School District, said the scope of the allegations required an external investigation and some of the allegations were even referred to law enforcement.
- Then, River Valley High School's varsity football team forfeited its season after a slave auction video Oct. 3.
- Del Campo returned to the Vista Del Lago visitors locker room to find racial slurs on a whiteboard Oct. 7.
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