Losing your job over a comment that you know could get you fired is next level absurdity. A high school public address announcer in Greenville, South Carolina was terminated from his gig on Friday night after comparing South Carolina State University to the South Carolina Department of Corrections during a football game. South Carolina State is an Historically Black College & University (HBCU) and the comment was a derogatory attack aimed at a group of people.
Christ Church Episcopal School fired the public address announcer for the comment, which came during their game against Riverside. SC State was playing South Carolina the next day in Columbia. The outcome wasn’t too bad as the HBCU school took a 38-10 loss and a nice payday back to the crib.
Christ Church Episcopal School PA Announcer Fired After Comparing HBCU School To Criminals
The school hasn’t revealed exactly what the announcer said, but plenty of witnesses heard it. Comparing an HBCU to the State’s Department of Corrections is content that only leads to disaster. It has no place at a high school football game. Especially one where South Carolina State alumni are all over the stadium.
The announcer was immediately forced to apologize for his statement over the microphone before being relieved of his job…