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Student dismissed from Md. school after video with racial slurs posted on Twitter
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Date: April 16, 2016 04:44PM
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A Maryland private school is dealing with a controversial video on which a senior is heard making racially charged remarks.
The video recorded at a party Saturday night and posted on Twitter divided the Bullis School community in Potomac and raised questions about racism.
“It’s ‘cause you’re [racial slur]. What up [slur]? I’m a [expletive] lynch your [expletive],” the student said in the video. “You’re my [expletive] slaves. I’m going to get my dogs to beat your [expletive].”
What happened before or after the video is unclear, but a parent of the student told News4 the student was studying Civil War racism and was quoting the "horrible language" in the movie “Django Unchained.”
In a statement from the student, he said he was unaware he was being recorded and said his words were taken out of context.
"I have to tell you though that while I admit that my words were disgusting and offensive they were not my words in that I was attempting to portray parts of a movie and replicate their language," the statement reads.
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Bullis School dismissed the student, but he has the right to appeal for reinstatement.
“I was disappointed for what was said. I was disappointed for the situation my colleague was put in,” Bullis student Robert Washington said. “I feel bad for what has to happen or this path that has been changed for him.”
A protest was held on campus Thursday night. A protest scheduled for Friday was canceled. Instead, the school called 18 student leaders together to discuss a plan of action.
“It’s been an unfortunate incident, and now we’re trying to bring the community back,” senior Doris Lu said.
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The students will bring about change on campus, Head of School Dr. Gerald Boarman said.
“We have student-led organizations that are developing focus groups, opportunities for the students to express themselves,” he said. “This is a situation that has been hurtful.”
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A Maryland private school is dealing with a controversial video on which a senior is heard making racially charged remarks.
The video recorded at a party Saturday night and posted on Twitter divided the Bullis School community in Potomac and raised questions about racism.
“It’s ‘cause you’re [racial slur]. What up [slur]? I’m a [expletive] lynch your [expletive],” the student said in the video. “You’re my [expletive] slaves. I’m going to get my dogs to beat your [expletive].”
What happened before or after the video is unclear, but a parent of the student told News4 the student was studying Civil War racism and was quoting the "horrible language" in the movie “Django Unchained.”
In a statement from the student, he said he was unaware he was being recorded and said his words were taken out of context.
"I have to tell you though that while I admit that my words were disgusting and offensive they were not my words in that I was attempting to portray parts of a movie and replicate their language," the statement reads.
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Bullis School dismissed the student, but he has the right to appeal for reinstatement.
“I was disappointed for what was said. I was disappointed for the situation my colleague was put in,” Bullis student Robert Washington said. “I feel bad for what has to happen or this path that has been changed for him.”
A protest was held on campus Thursday night. A protest scheduled for Friday was canceled. Instead, the school called 18 student leaders together to discuss a plan of action.
“It’s been an unfortunate incident, and now we’re trying to bring the community back,” senior Doris Lu said.
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The students will bring about change on campus, Head of School Dr. Gerald Boarman said.
“We have student-led organizations that are developing focus groups, opportunities for the students to express themselves,” he said. “This is a situation that has been hurtful.”
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