A Wilson Area High School assistant football coach resigned Monday, a few days after a video circulated on social media where he allegedly made a racial slur.
The Wilson Area School Board accepted Jason Buckman’s resignation Monday, Nov. 17.
He was allegedly seen in a brief video clip using the “n-word” in what appears to be a road rage confrontation. It’s unclear who shot the video, what prompted the confrontation, and what happened before and after the racial slur was used.
Lehighvalleylive.com was unable to track down the source of the video, but it was circulated on social media on multiple Easton- and Wilson-based Facebook community group pages. The video has since been taken down.
Commenters under the posts identified Buckman in the video.
Buckman did not respond to a voicemail asking for a response regarding the video and his resignation.
Wilson Area School District Superintendent Harrison Bailey III issued a statement last week in which he acknowledged the incident. However, he said he could not legally comment on the details of the video.
“The WASD is wholeheartedly committed to celebrating our diverse student body and creating safe environments for ALL members of our school community,” Bailey wrote. “Regardless of the situation, comments that involve discriminatory statements are harmful and have no place in a just society.”
The school board unanimously accepted Buckman’s resignation Monday without comment or discussion as part of a larger vote regarding several personnel matters.
Without mentioning Buckman specifically, school board member Jonathan Jones said he discussed the video during a Wilson Area School District Ally Team meeting.
Jones said the language used in the video does not reflect the school district’s beliefs and values. The conversation during the Ally Team meeting about the video left him with a positive feeling moving forward, Jones said.
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