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St. Francis High School in Mountain View is being sued by two former students and their parents.
Two former St. Francis High School students and their parents filed a $20 million lawsuit against the school Aug. 21, alleging that the administration forced the boys out after images of them interpreted to be wearing blackface went viral last summer.
Amid the Black Lives Matter protests last June, a meme mocking George Floyd’s death posted to the Instagram account @Obamas memes – since taken down – was linked to a St. Francis High graduate. In the same week, a photograph of the two boys – then rising seniors – taken from a different student’s Spotify account was posted to a group chat before becoming public on Facebook. In the image, the two boys appear to be wearing blackface.
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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
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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.
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$20 million suit says Bay Area school forced boys out for blackface that was actually acne medication
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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