Goleta Valley High School Students Host Walk-Out in Wake of Racist Social Media Post

Students Walk Out, Community Demands Action at School Board Meeting Over San Marcos High Blackface Incident

Community outrage over a blackface incident at San Marcos High School intensified this week as students from two high schools staged walkouts and dozens of community members addressed the Santa […] The post Students Walk Out, Community Demands Action at School Board Meeting Over San Marcos High Blackface Incident appeared first on edhat.

California high school blackface scandal spirals out of control as kids storm out of class over four blonde girls’ photo

The racist photo in question is one in which a group of San Marcos High School female students artificially darkened their skin to recreate an image of four Black children in matching school uniforms.

"Blackface Disgrace": Students, parents, and community members demand action from Santa Barbara Unified School District following San Marcos High School Blackface Controversy

Students walk out of two high schools as community members demand stronger consequences, anti-racism education and better protections for Black students. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Santa Barbara Unified School District is facing renewed calls for accountability following a blackface social media post involving four San Marcos High School students. Students from San Marcos and Dos

‘Stop Ignoring Racism’: High School Students Lead Walkout, Community Sounds Off on Santa Barbara School Board over Blackface Incident

Tensions were high Tuesday night as speakers expressed frustration over a pattern of racist incidents in the district being met with seemingly little action to address them.

Goleta Valley High School Students Host Walk-Out in Wake of Racist Social Media Post

A crowd of students from two Goleta Valley high schools walked out of their campuses Tuesday to demand that the Santa Barbara Unified School District take accountability after a racist social media post caused outrage.  Groups of students from San Marcos and Dos Pueblos high schools walked out ahead of a Tuesday evening district board […]