High School Cheer Team Rocked by Anonymous Racist Email

A high school cheer squad in Virginia’s largest school district has been rocked by an anonymous racist email that praised the team’s new coach for not being “another colored individual coaching cheerleading.”

In an interview with The Daily Beast, former Oakton High School cheer coach Faith Dabrio, a Black woman, and her mother Stacey Stevens said the mysterious letter was initially sent to head cheer coach Jillian Domenech at the end of March. However, Dabrio, who quit coaching with the team after the football season ended in 2022 but still maintains connections with some of the families, said cheer families didn’t find out about the email until May 1 when Oakton Principal Jamie Lane contacted them.

“This email contained racist ideology and discriminatory language directed toward previous coaches, and implied that a person’s race and/or cultural background would determine whether they would be a good fit for Oakton High School,” a copy of Lane’s letter, provided by Dabrio to The Daily Beast, read.

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