Several high school students pictured spelling out the N-word with their bodies sparked protests this past weekend.
Five different pictures show students forming letters on the gymnasium floor at Heuvelton Central School in New York and were edited together to spell out the racial slur n****.
According to WWNY, the combined image was posted in a private group chat before someone shared it with a student whose mother shared it in a Facebook post.
Amy Chisholm, whose two daughters are biracial wrote on Feb. 8, “Here is what my girls deal with for Black History Month at Heuvelton School!”
The post sparked controversy and led approximately 50 students to take part in a protest against racism in Heuvelton on Saturday. Students also told reporters that a school sit-in also occurred.
Heuvelton Central School District released a statement on Friday stating that students who were involved with promoting the racial slur have been disciplined following an investigation by school administrators. No further details were revealed about the specific disciplinary actions taken.
“We are aware that some of you would like to know exactly what type of discipline was applied,” the statement said. “We hope you will understand we are required by law to protect the privacy of the individuals who have been identified so we cannot provide details about discipline for individual students.”
Amy Chisholm’s daughter Mikaylah, who is a seventh-grader, said that the incident was not the first time
