“You guys ready to go (N-word) hunting?” These are the words of Scott Constantino, a student at Pickerington Central High School in a racist video posted to Snapchat. His friend is clearly laughing behind camera, while a third student was present but didn’t take to Constantino’s actions so well.
Here is the video below thanks to Sage on Twitter (beware of the explicit caption and language):
https://twitter.com/MADBLACKTWINK/status/719546483545128961
Constantino and the laughing cameraman were disciplined by high school authorities, but the big shocker comes from punishment the third student received.
He is a sophomore at Pickerington Central who decided to post the material publicly on Twitter to reveal the behavior of his peers. For doing this he received a ten-day suspension, possible expulsion, and a pending hearing with administrators.
His mother came forward with a statement:
“He believed he was standing up for what’s right. He could’ve used a different approach, and I understand he shouldn’t have been on the Internet at school, but I can’t be too hard on him. He’s a teenager sticking up for his friends, many who are black.”
David Ball, the spokesperson for the Pickerington school district, explained why their actions were justified. He stated that the boy had caused an “educational disruption” because the video was posted to Twitter during class.
The racist video seen above isn’t the first time the Pickerington school district has had to deal with such matters. A student dressed as a KKK member at Pickerington North provoked discipline in February. Furthermore, another student at the same school has been arrested for inducing panic by writing threats of a school shooting on bathroom walls. What a time to be alive and racist in Pickerington!
The authorities were notified by school administration and an investigation is underway. Pickerington Central High School also released a statement to parents on Monday to address the racist video. There is no word on whether criminal charges will be filed and full details of the student’s discipline have not been released.
Featured image: Screengrab via @madblacktwink on Twitter.
