{"id":113434,"date":"2021-01-30T18:29:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T23:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=113434"},"modified":"2021-01-31T10:30:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T15:30:18","slug":"college-coach-quits-after-being-accused-of-making-microaggressive-comments-about-black-cheerleaders-hairstyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/college-coach-quits-after-being-accused-of-making-microaggressive-comments-about-black-cheerleaders-hairstyle\/","title":{"rendered":"College Coach Quits After Being Accused Of Making \u2018Microaggressive Comments\u2019 About Black Cheerleader\u2019s Hairstyle"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcollege-coach-quits-after-being-accused-of-making-microaggressive-comments-about-black-cheerleaders-hairstyle%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=113434&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A coach at a small college in Ottawa, Kansas, has resigned after being accused of making \u201cmicroaggressive comments\u201d about a black cheerleader\u2019s hairstyle, dismissing her from practice, and then throwing her off the squad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawabraves.com\/article\/cheer-stunt\/head-cheer-stunt-coach-casey-jamerson-steps-down\">According<\/a> to a news release issued on Saturday, \u201cOttawa University\u2019s head cheer and STUNT coach Casey Jamerson has chosen to step down from her position in the aftermath of allegations lodged by a student member of her team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, Jamerson denied the accusations, and the university\u2019s internal investigation \u201cconcluded no violation of University policy occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The announcement indicates that Coach Jamerson\u2019s resignation stems from a January 5 incident on Ottawa\u2019s campus, located about 50 miles southwest of Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I reflect over the events of the past three weeks, I can only conclude that my further involvement with the program is likely to continue to be a distraction for the team, our coaching and athletic staff, and other members of the OU community,\u201d Jamerson said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/local\/education\/article248891724.html\">According<\/a> to the K.C. Star, Talyn Jefferson, 20-year-old junior, told the outlet that \u201cshe refused to remove a hair bonnet during cheerleading practice because she worried her long braids could hit a teammate in the face.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anyways, I love my braids, I love my hair and my lil sis snapped on every set of braids she\u2019s done on me\ud83e\udd70 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tyce52729585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tyce52729585<\/a> (and she only 17 snappin like this!) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G8AM6ybXsh\">pic.twitter.com\/G8AM6ybXsh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tal\ud83d\ude07 (@talynjefferson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/talynjefferson\/status\/1352803544290701313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Star reports that \u201ca friend of Jefferson posted on Twitter about what happened,\u201d and \u201cothers on social media criticized the coach\u201d for what she allegedly said \u201cabout Black people\u2019s hairstyles.\u201d Jefferson\u2019s unnamed friend appeared to post screenshots of a private conversation between the two with Jefferson\u2019s name redacted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HERE IS THE FULL STORY\u203c\ufe0f\u203c\ufe0f y\u2019all have some explaining to do!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OttawaU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OttawaU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OttawaBSU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OttawaBSU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aHExPzmImK\">pic.twitter.com\/aHExPzmImK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JayZee (@tharealjayzee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tharealjayzee\/status\/1350595481165049860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>More from the Star:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>In the tweet, Jefferson tells her friend that the<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawabraves.com\/sport\/competitive-cheer\/2020-21\/coach\">\u00a0coach<\/a> told her, \u201cYou shouldn\u2019t have gotten 7 foot long hair then! She proceeds to tell me that my box braids are a hindrance to my performance and they are not collegiate and I never should have gotten them in the first place.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jefferson, who had been on the team for more than two years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/local\/education\/article248694865.html\">claimed<\/a> in an interview with the Star that Coach Jamerson kicked her off the squad \u201cbecause I was standing up for myself against microaggressive comments that the coach made toward me, that made me and others very uncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The outlet went on to report that Jefferson said she never intended for her story to end up on Twitter, but was happy it did.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am NOT lying I have no reason to lie! I was done wrong in this situation. Simple. Of course people on the other side of this are going to call me a liar, in an attempt to make me look bad. <br \/>All I ever wanted was for this to be fair\u203c\ufe0fI couldn\u2019t even get an apology&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tal\ud83d\ude07 (@talynjefferson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/talynjefferson\/status\/1352713787447660545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jefferson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/local\/education\/article248694865.html\">reportedly<\/a> took to Twitter to squash rumors that she had been expelled, explaining she \u201cwas withdrawn from the school due to personal financial issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The university <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawabraves.com\/article\/cheer-stunt\/head-cheer-stunt-coach-casey-jamerson-steps-down\">said<\/a> \u201cfalse and misleading information\u201d about the controversy had been posted to social media \u201cand then picked up by certain media outlets,\u201d which subjected Coach Jamerson \u201cto unfortunate vitriol, harassment and threatening comments online, via email, and by phone.\u201d Jamerson went on to file a police report.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Reggies Wenyika, president of Ottawa University\u2019s Kansas campus, said on Saturday he reluctantly accepted Coach Jamerson\u2019s resignation, calling the chain of recent events \u201cextremely unfortunate to say the least.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo her credit, Coach Jamerson cares too much about her team and our school to allow that to continue,\u201d Dr. Wenyika <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawabraves.com\/article\/cheer-stunt\/head-cheer-stunt-coach-casey-jamerson-steps-down\">said<\/a>. \u201cWe appreciate this unselfish act by our coach even while we stand firmly on our previous statements as factual and true in every respect. Those who believe otherwise are simply wrong, uninformed, and have promoted dangerous attacks and falsehoods damaging many.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/california-becomes-first-state-ban-racial-hair-jeffrey-cawood\">California Becomes First State To Ban Racial \u2018Hair Discrimination\u2019 Against Braids, Cornrows, And Dreadlocks<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A coach at a small college in Ottawa, Kansas, has resigned after being accused of making \u201cmicroaggressive comments\u201d about a black cheerleader\u2019s hairstyle, dismissing her from practice, and then throwing &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1892226,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4029,3645,4027,4024,4023,4026],"class_list":["post-113434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-accused","tag-after","tag-being","tag-coach","tag-college","tag-quits"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1892226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}