Around 2,000 Berkeley High School students walked out of class Thursday to protest a racist message left on a computer in the school library. The computer screen displayed an image containing racial epithets and language threatening violence against African-Americans, which a student later admitted to posting. Protest organizers say the incident is not an isolated one: In December, a noose was found hanging from a tree on campus, and the school’s 2015 yearbook was recalled after it was found to contain an offensive comment.
Berkeley High Students Protest Racist Message
Around 2,000 Berkeley High School students walked out of class Thursday to protest a racist message left on a computer in the school library. The computer screen displayed an image containing racial epithets and language threatening violence against African-Americans, which a student later admitted to posting. Protest organizers say the incident is not an isolated one: In December, a noose was found hanging from a tree on campus, and the school's 2015 yearbook was recalled after it was found to contain an offensive comment.
(Andrew Stelzer)
Guests:
Lance Knobel, Berkeleyside co-founder
Alecia Harger, co-president of Black Student Union at Berkeley High School
Sam Pasarow, Principal, Berkeley High School