stone high school
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Mom Says Miss. Noose Incident Left Emotional Scar on 15-Year-Old Son
The mother of the black Mississippi 15-year-old who had a noose pulled around his neck says that her son shook in fear when he described the harrowing ordeal to her, the Associated Press reports. Stacey Payton, a 47-year-old college instructor, said that although the incident left no physical marks on her son, it may have…
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High School Student Disciplined in Miss. Noose Incident
A Mississippi high school student has been disciplined following allegations that white students put a noose around the neck of a black football player and “yanked backward,” the Associated Press reports. Officials acknowledged that Stone High School’s conduct code was violated in the Oct. 13 incident, school-district attorney Sean Courtney said, adding that one student has…