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Evanston HS Marching Band Reportedly Faced Racist, Homophobic Comments During Game At New Ryan Field
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 18, 3:54 PM CDT
updated Oct 18, 7:28 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WLS-TV, WGN-TV and WFLD, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Evanston Township High School marching band members were subjected to racist and homophobic comments during a football game against New Trier at New Ryan Field, WFLD, WGN-TV, and WLS-TV reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 2, Oct 18, 8:22 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Evanston Township High School marching band members subjected to racist, homophobic comments at New Trier game · WFLD
- Racist, homophobic comments allegedly directed at members of Evanston Township marching band during football game against New Trier · WGN-TV
- Evanston HS marching band reportedly faced racist, homophobic comments during game at New Ryan Field · WLS-TV
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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