Teenagers sue private school for $20M, alleging school misinterpreted acne facial photo as blackface | Print this article
A pair of teenage boys who were removed from a prestigious California Catholic school due to an alleged blackface photo are suing their former school for $20 million, claiming they were using acne treatment facial coverings.
The former students, identified as H.H. and A.H., allege St. Francis High School in Mountain View wrongfully punished them for an innocent selfie and claim their punishment was increased due to heightened racial tensions over the fallout of George Floyd s death, according to court records reviewed by the
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.
Two former students of Saint Francis High School and their parents are suing the prestigious, private, Catholic institution in Mountain View for $20 million dollars in what they claim was a case of mistaken racism that cost the teen boys and their families irreparable harm.
More than 100 students, parents, alumni and community members protested at St. Francis High School on Wednesday, after a picture surfaced showing a student in blackface. The accusations are that the student was bullying another student who attends the school. A spokesperson for the district said the student seen in blackface is no longer enrolled at the school, but could not comment on whether she was expelled, left on her own or has since graduated. See more in the video above.
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GLENDALE, Calif. (KABC) We ve seen many people step up to help others during this pandemic. One ambitious service project undertaken by seniors at Saint Francis High School in La Canada Flintridge had them on a mission to get personal protective equipment to 21 local elementary schools in Glendale.
Andrew Karamian is spearheading the project focusing on Glendale elementary schools because he lives in the city and went to elementary school there.
Plus, there s another big reason: My mom who is an administrator in the Glendale Unified School District. She went back to work. I noticed that everyone s focus was on bringing the students and the teachers back to school and me and my group decided we are going to shift focus to the office staff, said Karamian.