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Parents of Aledo ISD boys in 'slave auction' Snapchat speak out at school board meeting

Parents of Aledo ISD boys in 'slave auction' Snapchat speak out at school board meeting
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Texas Students Disciplined For Social Media 'Slave Trade' | National

The district said the incident involved cyber bullying. Published 13 hours ago Written by Paul Meara A group of students at an Aledo, Texas school pretended to sell their Black classmates via a “slave auction” on social media. Now they’re being disciplined. According to the Star-Telegram, the Aledo Independent School District learned of an incident where the students at the Daniel Ninth Grade Campus cyber bullied and harassed students for being Black. District Superintendent Dr. Susan Bohn claims an investigation has been launched that involved law enforcement. Details surrounding the incident were not provided, except that they learned of it more than two weeks ago. Local activists told the newspaper that a group of students set up the slave auction that involved a Snapchat group with various names and prices they were willing to spend on a peer. A racial slur was also involved.

Texas Students Price Classmates Of Color In 'Slave Trade' Snapchat

Texas Students Price Classmates Of Color In Slave Trade Snapchat Students at the predominantly white high school were disciplined for their participation in the group Snapchat message. A Texas school district announced this week that it had disciplined students who set prices on their classmates of color in a group Snapchat called “Slave Trade.” According to The New York Times, a group of students at the predominantly white Don R. Daniel Ninth Grade Campus of Aledo High School participated in the chat, which included emojis of a police officer aiming a gun at a Black farmer in the name. The chat’s name was later changed to include a racial slur followed by the words “Farm” and then “Auction.”

Students at Aledo ISD Accused of Racist Bullying for 'Slave Auction' on Snapchat

Group members “bid” $100 on one Black student and $1 on another. Someone remarked they would have paid more for the latter student if “his hair wasn’t so bad.” An Aledo ISD spokeswoman said the district disciplined the students for racial harassment and cyberbullying. She also said district officials are deeply saddened that the incident inflicted tremendous pain for the victims and their families, as well as other students of color. Eddie Burnett, president of the Parker County NAACP, told WFAA he’s tired of officials brushing off racism as insensitive jokes. “‘It’s just kids. They’re just playing. They don’t know any better.’ Well damn, teach them better,” he said.

Texas students disciplined over 'slave auction' on Snapchat

Texas students disciplined over ‘slave auction’ on Snapchat Texas students allegedly pretended to sell Black classmates in online slave auction By Associated Press | April 15, 2021 at 12:57 AM EDT - Updated April 15 at 2:42 AM ALEDO, Texas (AP) - Students at a North Texas high school are being disciplined for their role in a mock slave auction they conducted on social media. Civil rights activists tell the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that a group of students at a ninth-grade school campus in the Fort Worth suburb of Aledo set up a “slave auction” of Black classmates on Snapchat. Aledo school Superintendent Susan Bohn said district officials learned more than two weeks ago of students cyberbullying other students based on their race. The district didn’t specify what discipline has been dealt out to the students.

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