Coronado Unified appeals revocation of championship title after tortilla-throwing incident

The Coronado Unified School board voted unanimously Tuesday to appeal a California Interscholastic Federation decision to revoke the division championship title bestowed on the Coronado High School basketball team after a tortilla-throwing incident on June 19, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Two members of the Coronado team threw tortillas at members of the opposing team, which was predominately Hispanic, after an altercation between the teams’ coaches and team members. A Coronado community member had brought the tortillas to the game.

The board’s decision comes after Coronado residents complained about the sanctions and the characterization of the incident as racist, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.