“ was very nice and spoke professionally at all times but culturally she and the coach before her I was told were not a good fit for Oakton and they both were of African American. Many of the girls were shocked to see another coach last season with such dark and strong features. Our school and history of coaches have been predominantly white. While this may be seen as racist or having a prejudice against certain races of people, the last two years have shown that this is just not something that has worked out. …Many of us would not feel comfortable with another colored individual coaching cheerleading at Oakton. “Hello Coach Jillian and welcome to Oakton,” the letter read.
In a statement to The Daily Beast, Fairfax Public Schools said they now intended to “retain a third party investigator to delve further into this matter.”ĭabrio provided a copy of the lengthy, hate-filled, anonymous email to The Daily Beast. Lane said technical staff members had tried unsuccessfully to determine who sent the anonymous email. …I want to reassure each and every student, family member and staff, that Oakton remains a safe and welcoming place for all,” the letter said. “The cheer team parents, and student athletes stand 100% with this sentiment. On May 8, Lane sent a similar letter to the entire Oakton High School community about the anonymous email, saying she had met with the cheer community to “reiterate that Oakton High School stands united against all forms of hate, racism, and discrimination.” “You didn’t espouse this,” Stevens said of Lane, “but you didn’t make the meeting mandatory for parents.” Lane’s letter also said cheer families were invited to an “optional meeting” on May 2 to discuss the anonymous email, but Stevens said a parent told them that only “10 percent” of the cheer parents attended. “This email contained racist ideology and discriminatory language directed toward previous coaches, and implied that a person’s race and/or cultural background would determine whether they would be a good fit for Oakton High School,” a copy of Lane’s letter, provided by Dabrio to The Daily Beast, read.
However, Dabrio, who quit coaching with the team after the football season ended in 2022 but still maintains connections with some of the families, said cheer families didn’t find out about the email until May 1 when Oakton Principal Jamie Lane contacted them. In an interview with The Daily Beast, former Oakton High School cheer coach Faith Dabrio, a Black woman, and her mother Stacey Stevens said the mysterious letter was initially sent to head cheer coach Jillian Domenech at the end of March. A high school cheer squad in Virginia’s largest school district has been rocked by an anonymous racist email that praised the team’s new coach for not being “another colored individual coaching cheerleading.”
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