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East Idaho high school Facebook post with students in blackface stirs outcry
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East Idaho high school Facebook post with students in blackface stirs outcry
By BRENNEN KAUFFMAN bkauffman@postregister.com Apr 23, 2021
Shelley High School ignited debate in the community after posting pictures to Facebook from a school pep rally where some students appeared to be in blackface.
The pictures were part of a gallery of nearly 60 photos posted by the school after the 2021 Russet Olympics, an event held Thursday as part of the school’s homecoming do-over week. Students were asked to wear different colors to the event depending on their grade level, with seniors wearing black.
While the majority of students in the class only wore black clothes, screenshots of the since-deleted photos showed at least three seniors had their faces completely covered in black paint.
The post was deleted by the school Friday morning, but not before the images were copied by other Facebook users and shared with the Post Register.
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Brennen is the main education reporter for the Post Register. Contact him with news tips at 208-542-6711.
BREAKING TOP STORY
East Idaho high school Facebook post with students in blackface stirs outcry
By BRENNEN KAUFFMAN bkauffman@postregister.com Apr 23, 2021
Shelley High School ignited debate in the community after posting pictures to Facebook from a school pep rally where some students appeared to be in blackface.
The pictures were part of a gallery of nearly 60 photos posted by the school after the 2021 Russet Olympics, an event held Thursday as part of the school’s homecoming do-over week. Students were asked to wear different colors to the event depending on their grade level, with seniors wearing black.
While the majority of students in the class only wore black clothes, screenshots of the since-deleted photos showed at least three seniors had their faces completely covered in black paint.
The post was deleted by the school Friday morning, but not before the images were copied by other Facebook users and shared with the Post Register.
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Brennen is the main education reporter for the Post Register. Contact him with news tips at 208-542-6711.