COLLINSVILLE, Conn. – Canton High School officials took action against several students who chanted “Trump” as the visiting team attempted foul shots during a semifinal conference game Tuesday.

Canton Superintendent Kevin Case told the Hartford Courant seven or eight students repeatedly chanted “Trump” as the predominantly black and Latino players from Hartford’s Classical Magnet School lined up for free throws in a closely fought game.

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“This is not the kind of school community we have,” Case said, adding that some students also reportedly displayed pro-Trump signs at the game. “We work hard to be inclusive and I am disappointed in the students’ behavior.”

Case said invoking Trump’s name “could be perceived as offensive, and anything that is perceived as disrespectful or hateful we don’t tolerate.”

Students involved in the Trump debacle were “spoken to directly,” Case said, though he would not reveal whether they would face other repercussions. Canton High School held a special assembly on Wednesday to discuss the issue with the entire student body, despite the fact that the incident remains under investigation.

Hartford school officials were horrified by the chants.

Acting Superintendent Leslie Torres-Rodriguez said she plans to have a discussion with Canton officials about “moving ahead” after the “unacceptable conduct” and said the district “will take every step necessary to ensure that our students and families are protected from physical harm and emotional harassment.”

“It’s sad that this would happen in an athletics setting,” she said in a prepared statement. “Schools are supposed to compete in good faith partnerships with the ultimate goal of supporting student growth.”

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Canton principal Andrew DiPippo sent a letter home to parents on Wednesday to explain what happened at the game, which Classical won 48-47.

“While students’ right to free speech and forming educated opinions about politics and current events is a cornerstone of our educational system, the exact point where political opinion converges with disrespect, discrimination or hate speech must be separated,” DiPippo wrote, according to the Courant.

“We have a reputation as a welcoming community and these students crossed this line with their comments and have damaged our reputation,” the letter continued. “As principal, I am disheartened that our message of community has not resonated with all students.”

Canton parent Monica Waite told the news site she was “just absolutely disgusted” to learn or the Trump chants, and said she believes students involved deserve a serious punishment.

“I am embarrassed,” she said. “I am not happy that this is this is the school atmosphere that my son is in.”

Classical lost to Canton in early February, and coach Reggie Tucker said his players were prepared to “block out all the distractions” to take home a win on Tuesday.

“We were focused on trying to beat the number one team in the conference – at their place – who we lost to a month ago,” Tucker told the Courant. “My goal was those 14 young men on my bench and getting them in the game … a really competitive high school game within a conference, and that’s really what we were focused on.”

The team talked about the incident, he said, but have since shifted its focus to the North Central Connecticut Conference championship game on Friday. Tucker said students need to learn to overcome adversity.

“Sports, in my mind, is a reflection of life,” he said. “They’re going to have situations in life like this …. Just focus on what you have to do. That’s mental toughness.”