An unidentified Gettysburg College student who allegedly carved a racial epithet on the chest of a teammate is no longer enrolled at the Pennsylvania liberal arts college, the school said over the weekend.
"We can report now that the individual who scratched a slur onto another person is no longer enrolled at the College," the parties stated.
A spokesperson for the college confirmed it, saying the alleged perpetrator and victim were suspended from the swim team pending the outcome of an investigation.
On Friday, The Gettysburgian published a statement from the victim's family.
The victim’s family said he was the only person of color at the gathering and that the alleged perpetrator was a trusted friend of his.
Persons:
Bob Iuliano, Iuliano, Jamie Yates, Yates, —
Organizations:
Gettysburg College, Sunday, College, NAACP, Pennsylvania, Human Relations, U.S . Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Gettysburg, III, Centennial Conference, Division, District
Locations:
Pennsylvania, Gettysburg