Three students at a high school in Cincinnati are reportedly facing punishment after they uploaded pictures of racist signs that they posted over water fountains.
“Blacks only” and “whites only” are what signs read the were taped to water fountains at Colerain High School on May 5, NBC News reports. The school’s district Northwest Local School District claims that following an investigation, it learned students had the signs up for about 30 seconds. In that 30 seconds, students took photos of the signs and then took them down.
On May 5, the school sent out a letter to students and parents detailing how it was aware of the incident.
“Any student, including those who are found to have taken part in sharing the post online, will also be subject to disciplinary action,” read the letter. “The actions that were displayed do not reflect the values and culture of Colerain High School or the Northwest Local School District.”
On May 16, the district released a statement calling out the students behind the racist social post. “Those who participated in this tasteless and hurtful act have been issued significant disciplinary actions,” said the district in the statement. The school district added that the students responsible were disciplined, NBC News reports.
