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Carrollton High seniors expelled for racist video 'will not be graduates,' district says [View all]
Carrollton High seniors expelled for racist video ‘will not be graduates,’ district says
NEWS 12 hours ago
By Shaddi Abusaid, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Two Carrollton High School seniors were expelled Friday and won’t be allowed to graduate after a racist video they posted online went viral.
In a statement, Carrollton City Schools Superintendent Mark Albertus said the students’ behavior was unacceptable and “not representative of the district’s respect for all people.”
“The racist behavior observed in the video easily violates this standard,” he said. “They are no longer students at Carrollton High School.”
The video, initially posted to the social media platform TikTok on Thursday, went viral after showing the two teenagers using the n-word and making disparaging remarks about black people.
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NEWS 12 hours ago
By Shaddi Abusaid, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Two Carrollton High School seniors were expelled Friday and won’t be allowed to graduate after a racist video they posted online went viral.
In a statement, Carrollton City Schools Superintendent Mark Albertus said the students’ behavior was unacceptable and “not representative of the district’s respect for all people.”
“The racist behavior observed in the video easily violates this standard,” he said. “They are no longer students at Carrollton High School.”
The video, initially posted to the social media platform TikTok on Thursday, went viral after showing the two teenagers using the n-word and making disparaging remarks about black people.
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