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A Mass. superintendent who used to play for the NFL tackles racism in school sports

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Wayland Public Schools canceled all sports games with Westford Academy, a public high school, for the rest of the season after a Wayland player was subjected to racist slurs and taunts at a high school basketball game. We speak with Superintendent Omar Easy, a former professional football player and Black school administrator in a majority-white district, who made the decision.

This segment aired on April 26, 2022.

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