(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/6/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an apology for racist messages found in a Wisconsin high school locker room.
SEE: Muskego High School apologizes for racist incidents at game involving Beloit Memorial
Muskego-Norway Schools officials apologized for the racist messages reportedly traced in the dust on top of gym lockers by the opposing team during a boys’ playoff basketball game at Muskego High School on Friday. Video shared with local media shows racial slurs and Nazi swastikas drawn on top of the lockers. Parents also alleged witnessing racist behavior.
Rep. Clinton Anderson, who represents Wisconsin’s 45th Assembly District, called the incident “incredibly harmful.”
SEE: Muskego High School investigates racist messages allegedly left in visiting locker room
Video: Alleged racist behavior at Muskego basketball game
https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/video-alleged-racist-behavior-at-muskego-basketball-game
“Student athletes should be able to compete free of racist harassment and intimidation,” said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. “We welcome the apology from school officials and hope this troubling incident can be used as a learning opportunity for all students and staff.”
Hooper said CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, systemic anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com