CARLSBAD, Calif. - What started out as a cheering competition between some North County high school students this weekend turned into controversy after a few teens held up signs appearing to show the letters KKK.
The picture of the three students holding up the signs during a rivalry basketball game between Carlsbad High School and Sage Creek High School caused an uproar with Carlsbad parents.
The cross-town rivalry ignited a cheering competition between the student sections, but administration had to step in when the signs were displayed right next to each other during the third quarter.
Parents and teens have been fired up since the Friday night game, forcing the school to respond that this was just a misunderstanding of the younger generation.
“If the kids don’t exactly know what it means then they should be staying in class maybe a little more learning what it means,” said Teri Cagle, who’s granddaughter was at the game. "She was pretty shocked. She knew what it meant."
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http://fox5sandiego.com/2017/02/19/student-signs-cause-carlsbad-controversy/The saddest thing about this? I can believe the excuse that the students didn't know what it meant.
