Basketball at tournament gets benched for Trump and white power hand signs

 

Basketball is benched for Trump.

Above is a photo posted on Facebook of Chamberlain, SD, high school students taken Tuesday at a basketball playoff game in Huron.  Note the school colors are red and white, which are in abundance in the photo.  But the presence of the American flag colors with the Trump 2020 campaign sign indicates the primary motive was not to cheer the Chamberlain Cubs team on in its 56-48 win over Flandreau.  And given that the 2020 election was held five months ago, the presence of the campaign banner is irrelevant to the occasion.  But it is relevant to what seems to be on the minds of the students in the stands.

Even if this occurred during the campaign before the election, it would raise questions about who sponsored and organized the demonstration.  Some commenters to the posting have already spoken to the school district superintendent.  An investigation will probably not produce the names pf parents and teachers, if any, involved, but the students certainly know.  That information is important as these kids are shown in defiance of every precaution for controlling the coronavirus:  gathering in a large group with no masks apparent.

Here are the people in charge:

Administrative Staff Directory

School Board

Reuer	Keith	President	33147 245th St	Reliance	57569	473-5346
Blum	Jay	Member	24273 339th Ave	Reliance	57569	734-0531
Miller	Eric	Member		Chamberlain	57325	730-3153
Haak	Jerri Ann	Member	34933 225th St	Gann Valley	57341	293-3289
Pazour	Joel	Member	25705 350th Ave	Pukwana	57370	894-4190
Anderson	James	Vice President	301 E King St	Chamberlain	57325	234-6256
Priebe	Annette	Member	34650 245th St	Chamberlain	57325	234-5341

Administration

Last	First	Position	Work	Cell
Zajic	Justin	Superintendent	234-4477
Willrodt	Michelle	Business Manager	234-4478	730-2070
Steckelberg	Jeff	9-12 Principal	234-4467	730-2474
Johnson	Jesse	6-8 Principal	234-4467	730-1691
Almond	Rocky	K-5 Principal	234-4460	730-0514
Kurtz	Bill	Activites Director	234-4467	730-1734
Hunjah	Calico	Sped Director	234-4460	730-2475
Winter	Nathaniel	Tech Director	234-4471
Hoffer	Christina	Food Service	234-4460
Brown	Tammi	Title 1	234-4460
Hrdlicka	David	Building/Grounds	234-4481	730-0636

The school address is:  Chamberlain High School, 1000 Sorensen Drive, Chamberlain, SD  57325.