Authorities in West Virginia are investigating after a black high school basketball player discovered a disturbing drawing of himself in a locker room at a rival school.
News headlines today: Jan. 24, 2020State police in West Virginia are investigating after an African American high school basketball player discovered a disturbing drawing of himself in a locker room at a rival school.
In February 2019, two students from Wyoming East High School shouted"Hang Jace" repeatedly during a game Colucci was playing in, Cook said.He said the school district did not follow proper policy regarding that incident and it was not known if the conduct was in violation of policies because neither Jace nor his mother were informed of such a decision.
The superintendent of the Wyoming County Schools, the district where the two schools are located, confirmed the drawing was found in a locker room at Wyoming East High School before last Friday's game.Superintendent Deirdre Cline told ABC News the school turned the investigation over to the West Virginia State Police.
Jace Colucci, 17, plays basketball for Westside High School in Wyoming in an undated handout photo. An attorney for his family told ABC News that he has been subjected to targeted racial bullying.As for the Snapchat video, she confirmed that a social media video had circulated last year, but the school and the Wyoming Sheriff's Office could not determine exactly what was said.
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