Found more info. It wasn't an accident. >> ...the student made remarks toward two different racial groups. The student actually belonged to one of the groups he was mocking, (Superintendent Heidi) Sipe said...“The students involved in the situation are *all students of color,* so they believed they were joking with one another and using the terms with one another,” Sipe said. https://www.hermistonherald.com/news/local/superintendent-says-racist-comments-during-umatilla-high-school-sports-broadcast-arent-a-laughing-matter/article_5f8a530e-9b8e-11ed-925b-234921e45a68.html EDIT and fwiw, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umatilla,_Oregon#Demographics Take yr pick.