WPS Press Release
February 7, 2023
Statement from Superintendent Robert Wargo
WEYMOUTH, MA - February 7, 2023
We are aware of an incident being investigated following the Wellesley/Weymouth boys’ basketball game last Friday involving fans from the opposing team yelling racial slurs at some of our players prior to the game.
We would like to thank our athletes who notified their coaches, and our coaches who reported the incident. This type of behavior is never okay, and we recognize the incident could have been far worse had our students engaged, or had it not been handled with such a swift and appropriate response. We may have lost the game, but in the moments that mattered most our athletes rose to the top, and we’re incredibly proud.
We would like to thank the Wellesley Athletic Department, Principal Chisum and Superintendent Luccier for their ongoing efforts to ensure accountability, and we join them united in reinforcing there is absolutely no place for hate in our school communities.
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Alyssa Haggerty, Communications Coordinator