DANVILLE – Some black community members have accused the Danville High School boys basketball head coach of racial profiling for cutting at least eight black players from an all-black team.
Now they're planning to organize a protest in an attempt to get Coach Gary Tidwell, who is white, removed.
"We need to play hard ball to get some answers," said Frank McCullough, pastor of Mount Olive Christian Church.
But school officials insisted there has been no racial discrimination and said they stand by Tidwell.
"The coach chose the student athletes that he thought were the very best players and would help the team be successful this year," Principal Mark Neil said. "That was the basis of the choice.
"I feel for the ones who did not make the team," Neil said. "It's got to be tough on them and tough for their parents. ... But I don't understand the racial (accusations). The entire team is African-American."
You know the definition of "racism" has been stretched beyond all recognition when people can claim racism in this situation.
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