Racial Slur At Lansdale Catholic Athletics Event Prompts Investigation: Report

LANSDALE, PA -- A racial slur at a Lansdale Catholic volleyball game has reportedly spurred an investigation.

The Intelligencer reports that the incident occurred last Tuesday during a game against Archbishop Wood. The insult came from a Lansdale Catholic fan and was aimed toward an Archbishop Wood player.

Tensions are typically high between the two teams but the slur crossed a line.

"Our athletic director is going to be handling it, and it's embarrassing for us as an LC community that it happened," first year head coach Katrina Koffel was quoted as saying after the game, in The Intelligencer. "I'm very embarrassed, especially as a teacher at the school, and I really don't like the way it went down."

Koffel said that she knew the girl at whom the slur had been aimed and that she was a very kind person.

The investigation is pending and no statement has been issued by the school.

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