Paichai baseball team members apologize to Gwangju peers for disparaging chants - The Korea Times

Paichai High School and Gwangju Jeil High School compete in a first-round game of the Cheongnonggi National High School Baseball Championship at a stadium in Seoul, June 29. Image captured from Korea Baseball Softball Association's website

Students at a Seoul high school visited Gwangju Monday to formally apologize for chanting disparaging slogans about the 1980 Gwangju Uprising during a national baseball tournament last month.

All 36 members of Seoul's Paichai High School baseball team visited Gwangju Jeil High School — the opposing team of which was targeted by the chants — for a reconciliation meeting.

The 36 student athletes were accompanied by their headmaster, coaches, teachers and parents, bringing the delegation's total to 86 people.

The visit was also accompanied by the superintendents of the Seoul and Gwangju regional education offices, Jung Keun-sik and Kim Dae-jung, respectively.