Gettysburg College Incident Sparks Outrage After Racial Slur Incident
Gettysburg College Incident Details
An unidentified Gettysburg College student accused of carving a racial epithet on the chest of a teammate is no longer enrolled at the Pennsylvania liberal arts college, the school said over the weekend. We can report now that the individual who scratched a slur onto another person is no longer enrolled at the College. The private college made this announcement in a joint statement with the family of the victim, revealing its investigation into the on-campus incident that transpired on September 6.
Investigation and Community Response
The incident, reported by the student publication The Gettysburgian, led to immediate actions from the college. A spokesperson confirmed that both the accused and the victim were suspended from the swim team pending further investigation. College President Bob Iuliano decried the incident in a letter to the campus community expressing deep concern over the event.
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