January 20th, 2026

Tahoma High Kicks Out Student Section After Ref is Cursed At

A boys’ basketball game at Tahoma High School came to a sudden stop after a student yelled an obscenity at a referee. When administrators asked who said it — and no one spoke up — the school made a decision few students expected: they cleared the entire student section.

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