
A Washington & Jefferson College student is no longer enrolled at the school after displaying a sign at Saturday’s Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship game against Westminster. In a statement sent to WJPA, Eva Chatterjee-Sutton, the Vice President of Student Life and Dean of Students said the student was “immediately removed from the game when the incident was brought to the attention of college administrators. As of February 27, 2022 the student is no longer enrolled at W&J.” It goes on to say, “out of respect for the Westminster student, we believe it would be inappropriate to discuss the content of the sign. We are continuing to investigate the matter to determine whether other were involved in any way.” She says the college community has extended messages of apology and support for the Westminster student. According to reports, the W&J student was sitting in the student section displaying a sign the had the date of when the Westminster players father died. The player says comments were made to her about her fathers passing at a previous game against W&J. The players mother also posted on social media about the incident. She claims the previous incident was brought to the attention of W&J officials but nothing was done. She called the incident, “heartbreaking” and “sickening”.