Last week, Pennsylvania ‘s Gettysburg College announced the suspension of two swim team members following an incident involving a weapon and a racial slur. On Friday, the victim’s family released an anonymous statement to the college newspaper, The Gettysburgian, explaining the incident. According to the family, a “trusted” friend etched the N-word across the victim’s chest with a box cutter, which they called a hate crime, on Sept. 6 at a swim team social gathering. The family mentioned the victim was the only person of color there. According to The Associated Press , the victim is one of two students removed from the team. NPR reported that Gettysburg College told the outlet on Monday that the student who etched the N-word on the victim is no longer enrolled at the school. The institution “declined to comment on whether the student was expelled or decided to leave, citing student privacy laws.” The family said, “In less than 48 hours after the incident, our son was...
