By Black Information Network
A California high school has launched an investigation after a video showed a group of pro- Donald Trump students mobbing a Black teacher’s classroom on Election Day.
In a video obtained by Fox 11 , a group of white students at Beverly Hills High School appeared to be donning Trump gear and flags as they stormed the outside of Bella Ivory’s classroom on November 5.
Several students knocked on Ivory’s door, which the teacher said she kept shut to protect the safety of the students inside her classroom.
There were “just so many kids outside my door. … One of them had a Trump flag on a pole… some of them had on MAGA hats, some just had on Trump fan apparel,” Ivory recalled.
“Students said they looked like the KKK,” she added.
According to the Beverly Hills Courier , a school security guard also wielded a Trump flag during the apparent MAGA demonstration.
Principal Drew Stewart released a statement days before following the incident.
“While student political expression is an important tenet, it does have limits. Unfortunately, over the past two days there have been multiple instances of students assembling in a manner that has created a material disruption to the operation of our school, as well as the education of our students,” Stewart said.
During a November 12 school board meeting, students spoke about the incident and other acts of racial intimidation that occurred in the wake of the election.
“Although I was aware of the pure hatred and racism in my time being here, it was never expressed in the way that it was last week,” one student said.
“That week, being stormed, being called the N-word, being shunned all because you were Black became the normal,” another added.
A male student said he witnessed “racial slurs scrawled across the walls of our bathrooms, hateful rhetoric being spoken by fellow students in the hallways we share, and violent behavior towards Ms. Bella and our club [the Black Student Union].”
Following the meeting, Superintendent Dr. Michael Bregy said in a statement: “We sincerely appreciate all of the speakers who contributed this evening. Alongside my colleagues, I take all concerns regarding hate speech and safety extremely seriously, and we are actively addressing these through regular meetings with our students. As we heard during public comment, our community includes individuals with varying perspectives, and we are listening to all voices as we continue to navigate this important dialogue.”
