“The suspension shall be no less than 6 months from the date of this letter to allow for proper planning and training to occur.” “The Peters Township marching band is prohibited from attending or performing at any WPIAL athletic events until the educational training is completed,” the WPIAL wrote in its statement announcing the discipline. The board unanimously approved those recommendations Monday but waited to reveal them publicly until after speaking with school administrators. The WPIAL Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council reviewed documents submitted by each school district, “had lengthy discussions on appropriate actions” and made recommendations to the WPIAL board, Scheuneman said. “Even though the costumes may not have been intended to harm anyone, students, coaches and spectators from Woodland Hills were negatively impacted - regardless of the intent,” WPIAL executive director Amy Scheuneman said. Woodland Hills administrators raised concerns about the suits being racially insensitive and resembling “blackface.”
30 incident at Peters Township where two drum majors wore full-body black spandex suits before a football playoff game against Woodland Hills. The Peters Township marching band is prohibited from performing at any WPIAL event until the school district submits a plan to “eradicate the social and racial insensitivity displayed by the marching band and its director/supervisors,” the WPIAL announced Tuesday.
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