Missouri teenager copies viral racist 'promposal' sign
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Your support makes all the difference.After an American teenager’s racist ‘promposal’ sign went viral this week and was widely criticised, another youth has reportedly copied him with a poster of his own.
Noah Crowley, an 18-year-old from Florida, was lambasted for his promposal (proposal for prom) sign which read: “If I was black, I’d be picking cotton, but I’m white so I’m picking u 4 prom.”
And now a Missouri-based teenager has reportedly copied the promposal word for word.
A photo of the sign posted on Snapchat is circulating on social media, with many people expressing their outrage.
The pupil behind the sign hasn’t been named, however he has been identified as attending Francis Howell High School.
And Francis Howell School District have now commented on the matter.
Their full statement reads:
“This afternoon building administrators at Francis Howell High School were made aware of an inappropriate student post on social media. The post copied the wording of a racist ‘promposal’ in Florida that went viral over the weekend.
“The incident is being investigated, and while the District cannot share information about the discipline of specific students, any student that uses demeaning speech and language will receive consequences in accordance with the FHSD Code of Student Conduct.
“The Francis Howell School District and Francis Howell High School work to promote inclusion, acceptance, and equality for all students and staff.
“Any students or staff members that need help processing their emotions after this incident will be able to talk with school and/or educational support counselors at the high school.”
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