A Christian school in Knoxville, Tennessee, said it handed down 'severe disciplinary action' after a video on social media reportedly showed a student using racial slurs while in a white hood, commonly associated with the Ku Klux Klan.
A Christian school in Knoxville, Tennessee, said it handed down "severe disciplinary action" after a video on social media reportedly showed a student using racial slurs while in a white hood, commonly associated with the Ku Klux Klan.of Knoxville and involves students from Grace Christian Academy. The footage shows someone wearing the hood sitting down in a chair with the word "Grace" written on the back.
Pointer did not specify how many students were involved or what kind of disciplinary action was taken. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday. Rep. Gloria Johnson, a Knoxville area Democrat in the Tennessee House of Representatives, said the video was "distressing."
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