Two students from Baejae High School are undergoing disciplinary procedures after causing controversy with a cheer during the Cheongryonggi National High School Baseball Championship.
According to a report submitted to the National Assembly's Education Committee by lawmaker Kang Kyung-sook of the Justice Party on July 2, Baejae High School has decided to refer the two students who initiated the cheer to the school’s disciplinary committee and is considering additional referrals for other students who joined in.
During the eighth inning of the game between Baejae High School and Gwangju Jeil High School on June 29 at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul, a second-year student from Baejae High School shouted, "Starbucks, let’s go!" prompting other students to echo the cheer, while another student shouted, "Tank Day!"
This led to a complaint from the coach of Gwangju Jeil High School to the umpire.
However, the head coach of Baejae High School did not hear the students’ cheers directly and only learned of the complaint from Gwangju Jeil High School during a dugout change, after which he reprimanded the students.
After the game, the coaching staff from Baejae High School visited Gwangju Jeil High School's dugout to apologize.
In response to the controversy, the Korea Baseball Softball Association held an emergency sports fairness committee meeting on July 1 at the Olympic Parktel in Songpa-gu, Seoul, and imposed a six-month suspension on Baejae High School from participating in national competitions.
On the same day, lawmaker Kang Kyung-sook held a press conference with the Teachers’ Labor Union and the Seoul Teachers’ Union, condemning the incident as a "shameful mockery of history" that occurred in a sports arena where youth pursue their dreams. She stated, "We will do everything we can to restore justice in the education field."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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