i was afraid they were going to hurt me or isabel. reporter: the back-to-back incidents have sparked action among mothers in this community who, along with alicia ramon, want the pain to bring positive change. it s important that we make it very clear that this isn t who role oak is, that we re better than this. reporter: they re working closely with the superintendent, advocating for more diversity training for teach skpeers and students and a review of the curriculum. that is welcome news for the school s future, but unfortunately, josie felt so os tra sized at royal oak that she has withdrawn and is now attending a private school. i was tired of how they were treating me. i couldn t take it any longer. they would glare at me. people would see me in the hallways and turn around and walk the other no, i feel like an animal. just one week after starting the new school, josie s family
shawn laken said police were brought in to alleviate parents concerns, but some want more. they said they should have been suspended or even expelled. they said it was josie s fault for taking the video. this never would have happened if she didn t take it. just a week after the video went viral, royal oaks school was rocked again, this time when a news strip was found in the boys bathroom. your reaction to that. profoundly troubling. immediately went to the middle school to make sure action was taken. an incident of this kind goes beyond acceptance. the student was arrested. i was terrified. i was so scared.
recorded what she saw, texting the video to her mom. nobody had really listened to me, and i needed evidence so i could show my mom and my dad so it wouldn t be my word against theirs. reporter: that s a lot of voices. it wasn t just a couple of kids. reporter: shocked and concerned, alicia ramon sent the video privately to a few middle school parents. it was one of those parents, not alicia, who shared it on facebook. within hours the video went viral, generating millions of views and a backlash of anger toward the school. the attention that prompts us to grow and to improve is welcome attention. condemnations of the entire school and community, threats against the school and community, brought an unwelcome level of attention that was very disrupti disruptive. royal oaks superintendent