Lincoln-Way East students hold walkout to protest alleged racist incidents

Lincoln-Way East students walk out to denounce racism their classmates directed at Homewood-Flossmoor peers

Dozens of students walked out of Lincoln-Way East High School in south suburban Frankfort Wednesday morning in support of students at nearby Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The Lincoln-Way East students were protesting after two incidents of racial harassment involving their school and H-F.The first occurred Friday when Lincoln-Way East students were caught on video racially taunting H-F students at a football game in Flossmoor by mimicking monk…

Lincoln-Way East students walk out in protest of recent racist taunting

About 50 Lincoln-Way East High School students walked out of class to protest racism following taunts against Homewood-Flossmoor.

Lincoln-Way East students hold walkout to protest alleged racist incidents

Lincoln-Way East students held a walkout protesting alleged racist incidents, including at a football game vs. Homewood-Flossmoor.

After alleged racism, Homewood-Flossmoor weighs future with Lincoln-Way East

Last weekend’s racial incidents between Lincoln-Way East and Homewood-Flossmoor have brought future athletic events between the schools into question. The Lincoln-Way East freshman football team did not play at H-F on Saturday morning after the racial harassment incident at the varsity football game Friday night. The schools made the decision together after a phone conversation between Lincoln-Way Supt. Scott Tingley and H-F Supt. Jennifer Norre…