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A High School Is Investigating After A Racist Video By Teen Girls Went Viral
The Weber High School students are juniors and seniors and three of them are on the cheerleading team, said Lane Findlay, a spokesperson for the school district. Officials were alerted to the video clip on Monday after it erupted across social media.
The students were asked not to come to school Tuesday while the district investigated the footage, according to Findlay.
The teens apparently made the 10-second video a year ago while on a fall break, and one of the students recently shared it to one of her social media accounts.
Taking turns, the teens appear to be yelling “serggin cuff” and then used a rewind feature. One of the teens who posted the clip commented “serggin cuff” at the bottom.
After interviewing the students, Findlay said the group was “playing around saying gibberish words” and then tried the random phrase, which produced the racial slur.
“Racism, whether intentional or not, has no place in our schools or society,” Findlay said in a statement.
Officials have spoken with the teens multiple times and they “have all been very remorseful and apologetic for their actions,” Findlay said.
School officials and staff were “shocked by the conduct of these students and the content of the video,” Findlay said, but decried those who were sending threatening messages to them and their families.
“There is no excuse for these girls’ action. With that being said, neither shouldn’t there be justification for threats toward them and their families. Hatred only breeds more hatred,” he continued. “These are teenagers who made a big mistake, and they will be held accountable. Please be patient and reasonable as we deal with the situation.”
The year-old video swept across social media this week after one of the teens shared it as a private post, Findlay explained. Shocked and outraged, other students who saw the video shared it on their own accounts, and it quickly went viral.
Although the video was not made at school, Findlay said they are taking the matter very seriously and “appropriate disciplinary action will be taken if the students involved are found …
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