Backlash in Maryland and Illinois after several high school students wear blackface

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'This type of behavior will not be tolerated.' Backlash in Maryland and Illinois after several high school students wear blackface.

Two students at Walt Whitman High School in Maryland posted photos of themselves on social media in blackface and used the"n-word" in describing the picture over the weekend, according to Montgomery County Police.

In a letter sent to parents and students that was posted by a WJLA reporter on social media, Robert Dodd, the principal of Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda said that the image was posted on a private social media account and “was seen by many of our students” and has been “deeply disturbing.” Montgomery County Police tell me they've documented this as a"hate-bias incident." pic.twitter.com/ZLEe38YzXA

Some students have planned a walkout in response, ABC 7 Chicago reported Tuesday. According to the Illinois State Board of Education’s website, the school is predominately black with nearly 69 percent of the school’s students identifying as such in the 2017- 2018 school year.

 

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However, if you are a democrat elected official.....nothing to see folks, just move along.

I guess if it was done in Virginia it’s acceptable or so says their governor.

Where in the world are we living.

Knucklehead kids.

Well there goes his chance to be governor... Oh wait... He can always move to VA... or work at SNL or be a late night TV host.... 🙃🙃🙃

Maybe they WANT to be BLACK!!!! THEY SEE what TANNING has DONE to THE PRSIDENT.

Are parents of these kids paying any attention to them at all ?do they not see them having strange behavior ?

Omg it’s just kids get over it

They were taught by the DEMS, D/C and the leaders of the VA.

Those students should go to school in Virginia, where the Governor wears blackface 😂

Wtf is going on?

I wonder where they get these ideas SNL

Is blackface illegal?

Sure it will be tolerated. The GOVERNOR of VIRGINIA did it with zero repercussions GovernorVA And hypocritical ‘celebs’ like SarahKSilverman

What’s wrong with it? Virginia’s Governor did it and nobody cared. Right? Jimmy Kimmel did it and nobody cared. Sarah Silverman did it and nobody cared.

Meanwhile this Democrat governor still has his job... RalphNortham

Things are really keeping out of hand. It’s sad

Pretty soon little girls will be emulating the First Lady, too. Lesbian porn and plagiarism.

how can you be sooooo dumb

This is so sad in America in the 21st century. Blackface and minstrels were a creation to counter the success Blacks obtained during the short time of re-construction. This racial backlash soon turned to terrorism.

Thank you Trump.

Where were they radicalized?

Where do they ever learn this stuff?! Oh.

Expel them. We need a no tolerance policy on racism! I’m so over this crap and Trumpism needs to end

Just call it art. Freedom of speech, bada boom.

Where else but Liberal Land?

unless youre the governor of VA

Only tolerated if you a governor

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