I know that the problems surfaced with a racial tinge, but the truth is, they just wanted to pick on her. If she had been mulatto, and the boys black, they would have picked on her using THAT handle.

They key here is that kids get into groupthink. Boys V. Girls, uptown vs. shantytown, Coos Bay vs.North Bend, us vs. them.

I would definitely go to the coach. Knowing boys, I would suggest that this is more of a Title IX issue than a racial issue at it's heart, the symptoms of which surfaced as with a racial component.