Students stage walkout at Illinois high school in protest over blackface videos

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About 1,000 students walked out of their Illinois high school on Tuesday after four male pupils wore blackface and made derogatory comments in videos posted to social media, school officials say

The posts showed four white students wearing blackface and their Homewood-Flossmoor High School sweatshirts, according to CNN affiliate WLS. Another video also showed them going through a fast-food drive-through making disparaging remarks about African-American girls, WLS reported.In protest of the videos and what they said was an underwhelming school response, students walked out of class at noon for several minutes and marched down the street.

Our students were amazing and conducted themselves in a very peaceful and orderly manner," Superintendent Von Mansfield and Principal Jerry Lee Anderson said.In the short term, the school said it will be meeting for an"interactive conversation" with students on Wednesday. Longer term, the school leadership said a recent strategic plan includes diversity and cultural competency training for all staff and students.

 

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Again this president has made these kids think this crap is acceptable. Where are their parents?

JayChillinBro I don't get why they walked out or how that hurts the students that wore black face. But OK... Hope It helped.

Seriously, it's 2019 people. The world evolved but humans didn't.

These 4 individuals show that all white people are racist, all of them .

And they should have walked out.

10 years ago this would of been brushed off as some stupid teens acting like well teens. Today people get their panties twisted in a knot, kick them out of school, banish them forever. Seriously people grow up, they are stupid kids.

4 future Republican Party voters. I would walked out, too, if I were a student at that school.

This is absolutely stupid on the part of the four students. What purpose does such serve. I am certain it was all hate. Expulsion yet ?

One time my classmate wore a clown wig for Halloween and I was so offended I had to leave school. We must stop this kind of behavior!

They’ll do anything for a day off...and try to get away with no punishment. 😂😂😂

silly kids...its no longer a bad thing....right?

Russian trolls have infiltrated our schools and are causing unrest.

Good excuse to get outta doing school work.

Wait, Democrats and Hollywood says it’s ok though...

Good For Them !

What in hell is wrong with you America Who the hell cares what colour your skin is, we all bleed the same dam colour! White Parents, this is what you teach your kids?

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