Racist promposal in Aliso Viejo condemned by school community

The Saturday night time promenade for Aliso Niguel Excessive Faculty in Aliso Viejo will likely be an evening to recollect for lots of the teenagers in attendance, however for some, the leadup to the occasion would possibly make it an evening to overlook.

A promposal from one pupil is drawing outcry for its racist themes, together with a photograph of George Floyd subsequent to an assertion that an affirmative reply “would take my breath away!”

The picture of the signal, in addition to two college students, has gained traction on-line, with some calling it “offensive, [appalling] and simply plain disrespectful.”

An e-mail from Principal Michael Hatcher to the college group additionally chastised the promposal.

“The signal is extraordinarily disappointing, lacks cultural sensitivity, is deeply offensive, and doesn’t mirror the values we try for right here at Aliso Niguel Excessive Faculty,” Hatcher wrote.

The principal additionally promised motion, together with persevering with the work of the Cultural Range Crew to create “an atmosphere that values variety and is welcoming, empathetic, and inclusive for all college students and employees.”

“We’ll use this as a chance so all our college students can study and develop from this,” Hatcher concluded.