The district superintendent said he is trying to contain the problems and said he has suspended a number of students for fighting and the anti-black social media postings. Several parents said the racial problems have simmered here for a long time and the racism on the internet simply triggered the boil-over.Ī number of them came to the 2400-student school to take their youngsters home early Thursday, fearing that more violence might be coming.Īlong with an increased police presence and a silent protest staged by students, the NAACP is working with the district to provide cultural training for staff and students. (WPVI) - A number of parents took their students out of Washington Township High School in Sewell, New Jersey on Thursday, fearing tensions over something posted online would blow up again.Ī recent hallway scuffle at the school was an outgrowth of racial tension that school officials and parents say was triggered by a barrage of racist postings on social media by a member of the football team. Washington Township High School students linked arms in a show of solidarity during the observance of National School Walkout on March 14, 2018. ![]() Tensions rise at Washington Township High School: Christie Ileto reports on Action News at 11 p.m., October 17, 2017
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