Overview

• Two Pinole Valley High School baseball coaches, T’won Blake and Will Tipton, are on administrative leave as the district investigates racist taunts during games.
• Players were recorded directing slurs such as 'PF Chang' and 'Baljeet' at Asian and Indian opponents during an April 23 game against Albany High School.
• Parent Eugene Lee, who captured video evidence, filed a formal complaint and called for the cancellation of Pinole Valley's baseball season.
• Additional allegations have surfaced from a Bishop O’Dowd High School game, where African American players reportedly faced similar harassment from Pinole Valley's varsity team.
• The district has reaffirmed a zero-tolerance policy on racism, with parents and community members demanding stronger institutional action and systemic reform.