Officials received 'a deeply concerning report of a racial slur being scratched onto a student using a plastic or ceramic tool,' officials said in a statement.
A Pa. college says at least two students were suspended from the swim team after a report that a racial slur was scratched onto a student's body.At least two students at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania have been suspended from the swim team after a report that a racial slur was scratched onto a student's body, officials said.
"This is a serious report, which is being actively assessed through the student conduct process," the college said. "At this point, the students involved are not participating in swim team activities." The school declined to release further details, citing that process, as well as privacy laws. Iuliano described feeling "profound distress about what happened" and the impact on those long underrepresented on the campus, as well as the implications "for a community continuing its evolving efforts to create a truly inclusive environment."
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