A racist video posted by a middle school student in Kentucky has prompted parents to speak out about the unchecked racism that Black students have had to grapple with for years at that school.
Ashley White told local news outlets that her daughter has been bullied in-person and online by kids at College View Middle School in Owensboro, Kentucky.
White said students would call her daughter the N-word and a “monkey,” and the harassment only increased and became more brazen when she made it to seventh grade.
“Kids actually make paper whips,” White told 14 News. “They’re also carrying around an app on their phone called Pocket Whip and they’re actually using it to make a whipping sound towards her and to other kids in the school.”
Another parent, who remained anonymous, told the outlet that her child’s experience with bullying at the school strongly resembles that of White’s daughter.
“The N-word, monkeys, all the racist slurs that you can think of,” she said. “She’s complained every day that she’s been called the N-word to her teachers and counselors at school, and nothing’s been done.”