Two teenage boys sue exclusive Catholic school for $20 million claiming photo of them in blackface which saw them forced out by leadership was actually green acne medication
The students and their parents launched the lawsuit against St Francis High School in Mountain View, California, after the image sparked outrage last year
They say the school offered them an ultimatum to leave or be expelled
The school says the teens left voluntarily in June after the 2014 image resurfaced
The selfie shows the three boys with a dark green mask on their face
In the suit, launched in Santa Clara County Superior Court in August, it is claimed that one boy suffered with acne and the mask was to help with that
The parents of two former Saint Francis High School students have sued the Mountain View private Catholic school for $20 million, alleging their sons were falsely accused of wearing blackface in photograph.
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what s clicking on Foxnews.com.
Two teens who were booted from an exclusive California Catholic school over a blackface photo are suing the school for $20 million claiming they were actually wearing acne treatment masks.
The former students, identified only as H.H. and A.H., accuse St. Francis High School in Mountain View of overreacting to the innocent selfie and scapegoating the teens amid racial tensions in the wake of George Floyd’s police custody death, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. This lawsuit is our attempt to redeem our names and reputations, and to correct the record to reflect the truth of what actually happened, the boys’ families said in a statement to the Chronicle.
Skip to main content
$20 million suit says Bay Area school forced boys out for blackface that was actually acne medication
FacebookTwitterEmail 9
1of9Saint Francis High School students and parents and local community members march down Miramonte Avenue in Mountain View on June 8, 2020.Magali Gauthier / Mountain View Voice 2020Show MoreShow Less
2of9About 50 to 100 community members protest at the corner of El Camino Real and Castro Street on June 8, 2020. Photo by Magali Gauthier.Magali Gauthier / Mountain View Voice 2020Show MoreShow Less
3of9Saint Francis High School students and parents and local community members march down Miramonte Avenue in Mountain View on June 8, 2020. Photo by Magali Gauthier.Magali Gauthier / Mountain View Voice 2020Show MoreShow Less
Ученые открыли три планеты чуть больше Земли в системе TOI 451 expert.com.ua - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from expert.com.ua Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.