Two Senior Students From Carrollton High School In Georgia Get Expelled After Uploading Racist TikTok Video; Won’t Be Able To Graduate In A Few Weeks

It seems as though with everything going on regarding the coronavirus pandemic, people are trying harder to showcase their racist ways even while being quarantined at home.

In a recent video uploaded to Tik Tok, two Caucasian students from Carrollton High School, recorded themselves in the bathroom, mimicking a cooking show. ”Today we’re making n*****s, the students said as displayed several stereotypical traits, and poured them in the sink.

The video was uploaded Thursday night and instantly went viral, causing Carrollton to trend on Twitter Friday morning.

Now the school has released a statement informing attendees of the school and parents that the students have been expelled.

Superintendent of Carrollton City Schools Mark Albertus said in a statement that he was “deeply disturbed” by the students’ behavior as it was not only unacceptable but “not representative of the district’s respect for all people.”

“First we have ‘black,’” the girl said in the video as the boy grabbed one cup and poured it in. “Next we have ‘don’t have a dad,” they continued as they listed off stereotypes throughout the whole 50-second clip.

“Tonight, it has been brought to my attention that an inappropriate video was created on the TikTok social media platform,” Albertus said Thursday night. “Please know that this video has been addressed immediately, and any student involved in the production of this video will face serious consequences. …This type of behavior will not be tolerated.”

“It is our priority to keep our schools safe, and there is no doubt this incident has caused significant tension at Carrollton High School, across the district, state and nation — even the world,” Albertus continued.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, classes have transitioned to virtual meetings. Because the school year hadn’t yet ended, and both students are still enrolled, they’ll no longer be able to graduate this spring.

“The students are no longer enrolled in our school district. Our school year has not yet ended, so they will not be graduates of Carrollton High School,” Julianne Foster, spokeswoman for the district, stated.

On Friday, members of the school and community expressed their disgust with the video to the school, and the board members of the school heard their sentiments and completely agreed.

“This incident does not reflect the culture of Carrollton City Schools,” Albertus said. “We are very proud of our diversity, and so is our entire community. We don’t need to lose sight of this important attribute because of the actions of a few.”

Gil O’Neal, who is a black school board member at Carrollton, also shared his reaction to the video.

“I was very surprised. I just couldn’t believe that in this day and age, we’re still having to deal with these types of issues,” O’Neal said. “We are called Trojan Nation for a reason, and that is not indicative of anything that goes on in this community nor this city.”

O’Neal was extremely appalled at the video since he not only graduated from Carrollton High in 1976, but he also has lived in the city his entire life and is in the Hall of Fame at the school, the outlet reports.

David Godwin, board chairman of Carrollton High, exclaimed there’s “no excuses for this type of behavior,” in an email sent out to families and members of the school.

“Our tradition as a system has never tolerated racist behavior, and it won’t going forward,” Godwin said. “It not only negatively impacts our schools, but our community at large. Carrollton does not champion racism, and it is regretful and ill-conceived, minute-long TikTok video can wreak havoc that causes distress for everyone. … The resulting social media outrage, however, encourages me to be proud to be a part of such a wonderful community. We will get through this together and will continue to uphold the values that make our community great.”

After being questioned whether or not the school could even punish the students if the video wasn’t taken on school grounds, Carrollton High Principal David Brooks said thought the video was filmed at home, “it doesn’t alleviate the students’ responsibility to uphold a high standard of behavior.”

The Carrollton High board members not only agree with the actions being brought against these students due to their behavior, but also believe these are the “appropriate consequences.”

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