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School officials at Wakefield High School said four students were responsible for a teddy bear found hanged by a rope from the roof the school, next to a sign that said “Make Wakefield Tripp Again #SmartLunch.”
Wakefield’s Black Student Union held an emergency meeting last night to give students a chance to vent about the racially-charged incident and a chance to start healing.
Many believe this incident was a way for the 4 seniors to express their resentment over current Principal Bazzell, who is African-American, taking a harder line on school rules since taking over as principal in 2015 from Wakefield’s previous principal, Tripp Clayton, who is white.
Read more about the incident and meeting at ABC11.
