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4 University Of Kansas Cheerleaders Suspended For 'KKK Go Trump' Snapchat Post
The school said the students won't be allowed to cheer until it has finished investigating the incident.
4 University Of Kansas Cheerleaders Suspended For 'KKK Go Trump' Snapchat Post | The Huffington Post
11/23/2016 03:25 pm ET
Travis Waldron Sports Reporter, The Huffington Post
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The University of Kansas has suspended four students from its cheerleading and spirit squads after one reportedly posted a Snapchat image over the weekend that featured a caption reading “KKK go Trump.”
The school’s athletic department announced Tuesday that it had suspended three male students from the spirit squad and one female student from the cheerleading squad. The picture appears to have been posted over the weekend. The university learned about it on Monday, during Kansas’ men’s basketball game against Alabama-Birmingham.
pic.twitter.com/pxtLHASlVi
— Kansas Jayhawks (@KUAthletics) November 22, 2016
The image was posted to the account of the female cheerleader Lili Gagin, according to the Kansas City Star. It featured three male cheerleaders, each wearing Kansas sweaters bearing the letter “K,” standing next to each other.
KU says the cheerleader who posted "KKK go Trump" has been suspended from the cheerleading squad. No news on the 3 guys. @KUnews pic.twitter.com/5NiwAM1OUA
— Patrick Quaife (@pquaife) November 22, 2016
Gagin later tweeted that she did not post the image, according to the Star.
“I’m appalled that a snapchat was put out on my snapchat and posted to my account,” she wrote on Twitter. “I would never (have) done that & I apologize that it happened.”
The cheerleaders won’t be allowed to return to their squads until after the university completes an investigation into the image, according to the school’s statement.
The school said the students won't be allowed to cheer until it has finished investigating the incident.
4 University Of Kansas Cheerleaders Suspended For 'KKK Go Trump' Snapchat Post | The Huffington Post
11/23/2016 03:25 pm ET
Travis Waldron Sports Reporter, The Huffington Post
Icon Sports Wire via Getty Images
The University of Kansas has suspended four students from its cheerleading and spirit squads after one reportedly posted a Snapchat image over the weekend that featured a caption reading “KKK go Trump.”
The school’s athletic department announced Tuesday that it had suspended three male students from the spirit squad and one female student from the cheerleading squad. The picture appears to have been posted over the weekend. The university learned about it on Monday, during Kansas’ men’s basketball game against Alabama-Birmingham.
pic.twitter.com/pxtLHASlVi
— Kansas Jayhawks (@KUAthletics) November 22, 2016
The image was posted to the account of the female cheerleader Lili Gagin, according to the Kansas City Star. It featured three male cheerleaders, each wearing Kansas sweaters bearing the letter “K,” standing next to each other.
KU says the cheerleader who posted "KKK go Trump" has been suspended from the cheerleading squad. No news on the 3 guys. @KUnews pic.twitter.com/5NiwAM1OUA
— Patrick Quaife (@pquaife) November 22, 2016
Gagin later tweeted that she did not post the image, according to the Star.
“I’m appalled that a snapchat was put out on my snapchat and posted to my account,” she wrote on Twitter. “I would never (have) done that & I apologize that it happened.”
The cheerleaders won’t be allowed to return to their squads until after the university completes an investigation into the image, according to the school’s statement.
