Coronado High School (CHS) Wins California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Championship
Luke Serna, Dem Club of Coronado, distributes tortilla to cheerleaders and JV BB players and suggest they throw them in the air to celebrate their victory
Police called by CHS scorekeeper due to Orange Glen fans confrontrational (verbal and physical) actions at close of game
CHS Basketball Coach Told to release statement by CHS Principal
CHS BB Coach characterizes BB players actions as “racist”
Text Messages
The Rest of the Story: Administration knew the facts within hours and still released apology letter
CUSD Superintendent issues apology letter
CUSD Board calls player’s actions “racist, colorist, and classicist”
Democratic Club of Coronado VP uses Tortilla Gate to push for NPFH and Equity Committee
Legislators & Organizations rush to judgement before an investigation
Nora Vargas: SafeHarbor Vice-Chair and San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 1: “CUSD has had trouble passing anti-discrimination policies”
Lorena Gonzalez, California District 80 Legislator (Jun 20!): “Racist actions are too common” and “Coronado parents teach your kids not to be racists!”
and “…bad sportmanship, it’s racist”
Sweetwater USD (Jun 21): Consider not playing CUSD athletics
California Latino Legislative Caucus (CLLC) (Jun 21): “Glaring example of racism”
NAACP (Jun 21): “Ban students and parents involved”
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) (Jun 21)
Inclusionado (Jun 21): “Premeditated Racism.”
Ben Hueso, California District 40 Legislator (Jun 22): “Strip the championship, a victory CHS does not deserve.”
Scott Peters, California District 52 Legislator (Jun 22): “Embarrassing display of racism.”
Shameless ADL email
CUSD Superintendent issues “local control” letter
CUSD School Board Candidate piles on the Diversity Inclusion Coronado bus!
Alexia Peters Facebook Post
Suggest racism and bullying has something to do with perpetrator’s actions
Emergency School Board Meeting
School Board Meeting Video
Key witness testimony not shared
Luke Serna’s narrative (not played/heard)
Board fires CHS basketball coach
Note: 17 oral comments, 20 voicemails, 80 written comments (1:13)
Democratic Club of Coronado accepts Luke Serna’s resignation
CUSD Athletic Director offers resignation
CUSD Board President Interviewed
You tube video
WTPC issues Peace Statement
Local diversity group issues standdown statement to not participate in Racebaiters’ Protest
Statement
School Board member supports
Escondido holds special school board meeting to denounce racism
High School vandalized by Graffiti
ACAB and Antifa symbols on school property (cleaned by WTPC members)
All Cops Are Bastxxxx (ACAB)
Pro-Antifa message
Violence is Silence!
San Diego Human Relations Committee meets virtually to discuss Tortilla Gate
CIF Vacates CHS BB Championship in rash, cowardly decision
CUSD Board votes to Appeal CIF decision
Community input and board member discussion make this an interesting meeting
School Board Meeting Video
Coronado Mayor, WTPC, and est 150 community members demand Trustees fight for Students and Coronado
CUSD Board President refuses to correct his rush to judgement and defends “racist, colorist, classicism” statement
WTPC file Brown Act Cure Request
Inclusionado apologizes on behalf of “culturally insensitive” Coronado community
Trustees rescind original apology letter due to Brown Act Violation and NPFH loses advocacy of Board
New apology letter
Antrim and Valdez-Clayton vote against removing “racism, colorism, classicism” language
School Board Meeting Video
Democrat Club of Coronado politicizes school board meeting handing out Vote Antrim buttons and lauding Superintendent and the Trustees
Foxnews publishes article & video on Racial Power Grab in Coronado
(based on Tortillagate)
Racebaiters protest Tortillagate and Halloween Costumes
Superintendent’s Verbal Response
Physical Response: (watched from Emergency Operations Center): NONE
Graffiti on school property (to include building)
more photos
Parent Testimony
Silver Strand Elementary Principal reveals at School Board Meeting No Place For Hate is alive and well
CIF denies appeal to lift vacating of CHS CIF Basketball Championship game
CIF Decision on Appeal (Note: CUSD did not introduce taxpayer-funded Soebel investigation)
Board decides not to pursue further appeal of CIF decision
CIF-CUSD CPRA Documents
Sobel Investigaton Released – Superintendent did not make use of it for the CIF Appeal
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