▲ The principal of Baejae High School sheds tears while reading an apology at the auditorium of Gwangju Jeil High School in Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, on the afternoon of July 6.
The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) has decided to re-examine the disciplinary action imposed on the Baejae High School baseball team during its Sports Fair Play Committee meeting on July 20.
The KSOC held a subcommittee meeting of the Sports Fair Play Committee today (July 14) and decided to place the re-examination of the six-month suspension handed down to the Baejae High School baseball team on the agenda for the full committee meeting scheduled for July 20.
If the KSOC's Fair Play Committee reduces the penalty to a suspension of one month or less, or a warning, Baejae High School will be eligible to participate in the Bonghwangdaegi tournament, which begins on August 6. If the penalty is not reduced, the team will be unable to compete in the tournament.
The controversy arose on June 29 when some players from the Baejae High School baseball team shouted slogans such as "Let's go, let's go, let's go to Starbucks" and "Tank Day" during a match against Gwangju Jeil High School in the Blue Dragon Flag (Cheongryonggi) tournament.
In response, the Sports Fair Play Committee of the Korea Baseball Softball Association decided on July 1 to impose a six-month suspension on the Baejae High School baseball team and forfeit their remaining games in the Blue Dragon Flag tournament.
Students and school officials from Baejae High School visited Gwangju Jeil High School on July 6 to apologize, and Lee Gyu-yeon, the principal of Gwangju Jeil High School, issued a statement the following day requesting leniency in the disciplinary action.
Baejae High School filed a request for re-examination of the six-month suspension with the KSOC's Fair Play Committee on July 8, and the committee decided to review the case on July 20.
According to KSOC regulations, the Fair Play Committee serves as the final authority on disciplinary actions taken by its affiliated organizations and reaches a conclusion on the day of the review.
The results of the re-examination will take effect immediately after the committee's decision.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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