GREENSBORO, N.C.-- A racist video posted to Snapchat by two Guilford County students is drawing some fallout.
- Guilford County Schools confirmed the teens are both students at Northwest Guilford High School.
- The district says it feels appropriate disciplinary action was taken.
- The district is working with the National Conference for Community and Justice as well as the Diversity Office in Guilford County Schools to provide a space for students to talk about issues of race.
"When I initially saw the video, I was appalled. I was disturbed. I was perturbed,” said a parent at Northwest Guilford High School.
The parent did not want to reveal her identity for fear of backlash, but says the video is all over her daughter's social media feed.
The video had incredibly racist statements made by two teens saying, "they're all f— annoying. I think we should just f— lynch them all, man. Sit in the back of a m—f— bus, put them n— back in the fields and teach them a f— lesson. They need to stop being n— and listening to their God, Snoop Dogg, up there in the heavens."
Parents say the video is alarming.
"I do feel that my daughter, as well as other students, could be unsafe. She has raised safety concerns,” the parent told Spectrum News.
Guilford County Schools confirmed the teens are both students at Northwest Guilford High School.
"There was a staff meeting held to talk about the video because it was egregious and entirely unacceptable,” said Tony Watlington, Chief of Schools for Guilford County Schools. “Certainly not the norms within Guilford County Schools. By the end of the day, the principal sent a communication to the parents and the community to make them aware."
The district says it feels appropriate disciplinary action was taken.
"It happened off campus, but had an impact on the school environment,” Watlington said. "We learned about this video during the Thanksgiving holiday. The administration at Northwest Guilford immediately took action."
Guilford County Schools won't reveal what punishment these two students got after posting this video on Snapchat, but officials did say it's now focused on the future and making this school a safe place.
"We're working with the National Conference for Community and Justice, also known as NCCJ of the Piedmont, as well as the Diversity Office here in Guilford County Schools to provide a space for students to talk about issues of race, something that a lot of kids, and adults, are not comfortable with doing,” Watlington said. “But we're committed to doing that as a next step so we can make sure that the environment is inclusive for all students."
The district says it has a role as educators, and it's also on the parents and the community, to teach kids how to think and make good choices. The district says it also worked with law enforcement agencies on safety concerns, reporting the atmosphere was calm and normal at the high school on Monday.
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