A college swimmer is no longer enrolled at the school after allegedly etching a racial slur on a teammate's chest.
ByA 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 an on-campus residence during an informal social gathering, according to school officials.
The two students allegedly involved were initially removed from swim team activities while the college investigated the incident, according to Jamie Yates, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer at Gettysburg College. Glenny Jr. said the department reached out to the college campus safety upon learning of the incident, but were told while the victim was "encouraged" by the college to contact law enforcement, "the victim had chosen not to and to let the college disciplinary process handle this matter.
In what Gettysburg College called a joint statement with the complainant's family, the college said they "had previously made a commitment to the family that once the investigation was nearing its completion, we would work with them about how most constructively to move forward."
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