North Carolina high school football coach resigns after making racist comments in Instagram video.
of the video. Hoskins, who could not immediately be reached for an interview Thursday, told ABC 11 he was with black and white friends when he made the remarks.
Earlier this week, he told ABC 11:"Just to set the record, I'm not racist. I don't mean it in a negative way.""I guess I've been around them for so long. We're friends," he told the station."I mean nothing from it. The word can be used in multiple ways."The high school principal said Hoskins' remarks do not reflect the school's values and will not be tolerated.
"It is important at this time that we make sure we listen to our football players and our student body as a whole to understand how racist comments like these affect them, and then provide the support and services they need," Richardson said in his statement, adding that school counselors will be available to players and other students who wish to"talk through their emotions and reactions.
In a letter to parents, Richardson appealed with everyone in school communities “to see, to understand and to interrupt racism in all its forms.”
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