A 16-year-old Black cheerleader and her family sued Cumberland Valley School District, in Pennsylvania, USA over racial discrimination and harassment. The lawsuit is based on an incident that occurred during a national competition trip to Florida in February 2024. According to the lawsuit, the freshman cheerleader was humiliated when teammates forced her to crawl on all fours, pretending to be a white teammate’s “pet.”
Trigger warning: extreme hazing, racism – A Black teenage girl, who has not been publicly identified, was competing as a member of the Cumberland Valley School District cheerleading squad at the UCA National High School Cheerleading Championships in Walt Disney World, Florida, in February 2024.
She was reportedly staying in a local hotel when she received a knock on her door. It was a teammate telling her to come to another room where other members had gathered, The Lawton Constitution reported on Monday (November 11).
