Va. School District Investigating Photos That Allegedly Show Students Wearing KKK Robe, Giving Nazi Salute

Photos circulating that allegedly show Virginia high school students throwing up the Nazi salute, including one wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe, have prompted an investigation by the school district. Suggested Reading Chicago’s Mayor Claps Back at Trump Deeming the City the Next ICE Target Black Folks Have a Strong Reaction to Trump Dropping the…

Photos circulating that allegedly show Virginia high school students throwing up the Nazi salute, including one wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe, have prompted an investigation by the school district.

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Chesapeake Public Schools said that it was aware of the situation and is taking โ€œappropriate action,โ€ but declined to comment further on โ€œindividual student discipline,โ€ according to WVEC-TV. ย 

Two photos were being circulated, with several people identifying the teens seen in the photo as Hickory High School students. One photo shared showed a pair of teens dressed up in costume. One of those โ€œcostumesโ€ was a KKK robe. In the other photo, both teens can be seen with their hand extended in the Nazi salute.

โ€œHappy Halloween fuckers,โ€ the caption read.

Ah, Halloween. Can these racists not think of anything else more creative to do with their time? Racism isnโ€™t a costume.

โ€œItโ€™s gonna be offensive to some people, as it should be. I wouldnโ€™t want my kid to do that. I donโ€™t think they should face any consequences; however, I think it was done in very poor taste,โ€ Wendy Gonzalez told the news station.

โ€œI think in this day and age, people donโ€™t think of the consequences for their actions or how that might impact others around them or how others might interpret their actions,โ€ Cedric West added.

Read more at WVEC-TV.ย 

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