Racism in the hood. How can we make these stunts stop happening in teenland??
In a school named after the federal judge who desegregated schools in Grand Forks, three students donned the immediately recognizable white hoods of the Ku Klux Klan. Where did they do this? In the stands at a hockey hame.
Read below, from: http://hamptonroads.com/2013/02/fans-wear-kkk-hoods-101yearold-runs-10k
A North Dakota high school principal says appropriate action is being taken after three students briefly donned Ku Klux Klan-style white robes and hoods Friday night during a state hockey semifinal game.
The photo caused an uproar on Twitter when it was posted by 19-year-old Shane Schuster, who was seated with some friends at the game in Grand Forks, N.D., when something in the student section across the rink caught his eye.
“I thought, ‘Are those KKK hoods?’ I couldn’t believe it,” Schuster said. “I was shocked.”
Schuster said he focused his camera phone and snapped a photo, later uploading it to Twitter.
Kristopher Arason, Red River’s principal, said the school’s investigation determined that the students put on the attire just after Red River’s first goal and wore it for about 30 seconds to a minute. The teens removed the outfits after students in the section told them it was offensive, he said.
“We, as a school, are extremely disappointed with the behavior of these three students,” Arason said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Saturday. “This behavior is not a representation of our school or student body.”
Arason did not indicate what disciplinary action, if any, the three unidentified students could face.
Davies High School is named in honor of Ronald Davies, the former federal judge from Fargo whose 1957 rulings integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. — a pivotal event in the civil rights movement.
Red River won the game 2-0.
(Photo: Three people in the Red River High School student section wear Ku Klux Klan-style hoods during Friday’s hockey game, by Shane Schuster | The Associated Press)
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Lets be honest , we all know that they knew what they were doing. I also feel that something should happen because if they don’t change their behavior now acts like this will be viewed as ok.
They definitely knew what they were doing. If this was a “joke”, they need a new sense of humor. If they were in the wrong part of town wearing these, some serious consequences would arise.
And I wonder how the criminal justice system would handle the hypothetical “serious consequences arising”. I think it is sad that these students did this, but I think its sad that we assume that these students would be hurt doing this out in public as well. Same reason why there are little children dying in these urban cities for wearing the wrong color, its sad. This act is protected under our first amendment rights. People can wear swastikas, KKK hoods, black panther logos, the anarchy ‘A’, and whatever else expresses their opinion. Nevertheless, these students should be reprimanded because it was during a school event. Their actions were completely inappropriate, but I highly doubt they had malicious intentions.
Wow. I don’t even know what to say about this. If this was a joke that they were going for, i still wouldn’t understand what the joke was. They only thing i could think of is that the other team must have had a black person on the team. In the NHl they had a similar situation, the other team had a black player and during the game, a fan of the opposing team threw a banana on the ice when they black player was on the ice. I believe these kids knew what the KKK was all about, but i don’t think they understood the offensiveness of their actions. In class someone mentioned the video that a University of Minnesota- Duluth student made that was making fun of black people. I don’t know these students who wore the KKK outfit and i don’t know the girls who made the YouTube video, but i do think it is possible that both of these groups of people made a bad decision and unfortunately the media makes it possible for people all around the world to hear about it. I believe they should be punished but in a necessary way.
I agree with NK (above comment) They are high school students, they have been to history class and knew exactly what they were doing. There needs to be some kind of punishment in regards to the three students acting like this. The fact that these kids thought it was okay to only wear these hoods for a number of seconds is disappointing and I do not blame their principal for being upset. In the article it states that there are no disciplines being placed YET. In my opinion when there are not punishments being made to kids acting like this they are going to do it again knowing they will not get disciplined. Another interesting concept is that this school is named after a judge who desegregated schools in Grand Forks, you would think that these students would be taught and the school would be more strict on letting the students know what is right and wrong.
I agree with NK there needs to be a punishment for these kids, they are not going to learn if they do not get punished. The school is named after someone who desegregated the schools in Grand Forks which is very intersting. You would think that they would take this topic a little more serious then they are. The children are in high school they have been to history class and they obviously know exactly what their actions meant. Whether or not it was for a number of seconds it was still 100 percent wrong. The fact that no disciplinary actions have been made YET, is ridiculous. I belive that the teenage years are the most important in our lives where we learn life lessons and really find out who we are. They are the ones who are shaping our future.
I agree with everyone else, that there needs to be a punishment for these kids. I think if these teenagers had a severe and impactful punishment for doing what they did, it would teach them and others a lesson on how to and to not act. When I was a teenager I did inappropriate things to impress my friends (nothing even close to as bad as that). For example, I would be rude to my parents in front of my friends to impress them. I did that until my parents punished me for acting that way. They would not let my friends over for months until I showed them respect and that I can respect them in front of others. That taught me that it was inappropriate to act the way I was, and I changed. I think these boys need exactly that. They need to know that what they did was wrong and be punished for it.
I think it is obvious that these kids need to be punished for their actions. It is unfortunate that the real perpetrators here are not going to be punished along with them. I am constantly wondering in situations like this, why the parents/guardians/role-models that teach these kids that “racism is ok”, are not being punished severely. It has been at least 50 years since racism against African Americans has been “acceptable” in public places like a hockey game. For three separate students to publicly display the hateful symbolism of a KKK hood in such a place should require public explanation of their actions, by the three students, as well as their parents or whoever taught them that displays of discrimination are acceptable.
This is sad, I agree with everyone on this, these teens knew what they were doing and I would deem them smart enough to know the consequences of their actions. There should be a consequence but it should have something to do with the parents participating also. These parents should be held accountable too so the community that was offended by these young mens actions know for a fact that this is less likely to repeat since the parts were held accountable too.
I agree with what you all have posted on this matter. I find this as a negative racial statement that these three young men did. It said in the article, “This behavior is not a representation of our school or student body.” I disagree; these kids are representing the school even at school sporting functions. Also the consequences should be strict and enforced, so that other students don’t find this funny but a serious matter. The 1st Amendment protects a person’s freedom of speech in that they will not be jailed for their speech. It does not protect someone from the consequences of that speech. We have all been teenagers and have done stupid things growing up, but I am sure many of you would agree that you have not done something this extreme. People want to point the finger at the parnet’s, but i am sure the parents were outraged by learning about this event. Nothing in this article stated that the parents taught their kids to do this or knew about it. I think the school should make an example out of this event and let it be known that this kind of representation is not allowed in a school setting. If nothing is done about this, then nothing will be learned from it.