Catholic Memorial School and Newton North High School played a basketball game Friday night in the suburbs of Boston, but it seems the game was anything but sportsmanlike.
In the end, Catholic Memorial won the game 77-73. However, before winning, they reportedly shouted anti-semitic epithets at their opponents.
“You killed Jesus!” shouted about 50 to 75 Catholic Memorial students, according to the Boston Globe. “Sausage fest!” others were heard chanting.
After hearing the mean-spirited taunts, the Newton North students fell silent with looks of surprise and anger overtaking their faces.
“I found it chilling,” Newton superintendent David Fleishman, who arrived at the game, which was held at Newton South High School, about 20 minutes late.
Fleishman said he was immediately approached by a visibly disturbed parent who told him she was shaken.
“In my mind, this is incredibly upsetting and troubling, and they have a lot of work to do at Catholic Memorial,” he said.
Fleishman contacted the Anti-Defemation League about the issue, and told the Globe that Newton students would discuss the incident at school Monday. In addition, Newton officials said they will also discuss Newton fans’ use of jokes referencing male anatomy, which Fleishman admitted can also be offensive.
Credit to The Blaze
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