Baejae High School Imposes Heavy Disciplinary Action on Two Students Who Led 'Starbucks' Chant Mocking May 18 Movement

School-level disciplinary measures have been issued to baseball team members of Baejae High School in Seoul who engaged in cheering that disparaged the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement during a match against Gwangju Jeil High School.

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced today (August 5) that Baejae High School recently held a student conduct committee meeting and imposed heavy disciplinary action on two students who led the "Let's go to Starbucks" chant at the 81st Blue Dragon National High School Baseball Championship.

Ten students who joined in chanting along received light disciplinary action.

However, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education stated that the specific level of discipline cannot be disclosed due to concerns over exposing the personal identities of individual students.

Previously, some student-athletes on the Baejae High School baseball team caused a major controversy during a game held at Mokdong Baseball Stadium in Seoul by shouting slogans toward the Gwangju Jeil High School dugout, such as "Let's go, let's go, let's go to Starbucks" and "Tank Day."

All 36 members of the Baejae High School baseball team visited Gwangju Jeil High School to apologize and paid their respects at the National May 1st Cemetery.

Taking these circumstances into consideration, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee's Sports Fair Play Committee reduced their suspension from six months to one month.
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