A photo showing a group of male, mostly white Wisconsin high school students with their arms raised in what appear to be Nazi salutes has sparked a district investigation and criticism from a Holocaust memorial group.
The image of students in the Baraboo School District in Wisconsin was originally posted on the @GoBaraboo parody account with the caption, “We even got the black kid to throw it up.”
But the picture, which was tagged #Barabooproud, has since been taken down, and school officials and police are now promising to look into it further.
District Superintendent Lori Mueller tweeted on November 12 morning that the photo posted under the hashtag is “not reflective of the educational values and beliefs of the School District of Baraboo.”
In a statement sent to parents, Mueller said the photo in which students appear to “be making extremely inappropriate gestures” was taken last spring. It was not taken on school property or at a school-sponsored event, Mueller said.
“The school district is investigating this situation and is working with parents, staff and local authorities,” she said in a statement.
“If the gesture is what it appears to be, the district will pursue any and all available and appropriate actions, including legal, to address the issue.”
Baraboo police tweeted that they are assisting the district’s investigation as well, after they were made aware of a “controversial photo of a group of high school students.”
Source: CNN
