Hell...i decided to post the whole article.
I guarantee you...before this year is out another white kid will be beaten for doing dumb shyt like this.....and the reason is....he doesn't have any idea what he is doing and he thinks he can get away with it.
Four nooses at Andrews investigated By Joe Killian
Staff Writer
Saturday, Sep. 22, 2007 3:00 am
HIGH POINT — Police are investigating four nooses found Friday morning on the campus of Andrews High School.
School officials said two nooses had been hung in a tree in front of the school and another was hung in a bus parking lot. At least one red noose was tied to the top of a school flagpole.
High Point police said school administrators discovered the nooses about 8:30 a.m. By 10:41 a.m., police officers had responded, taking the nooses down and beginning an investigation.
Security was increased at the high school, with extra police officers on campus. Police said the extra security will continue at least through the weekend.
No charges have been filed and the investigation is ongoing. Investigators did not return phone calls requesting further comment Friday.
"We don't know if it was a prank or a violent act, but we will not tolerate it," said Walter Childs, the Guilford County school board member who represents the Andrews' school district. "Something like this has no place in our schools."
Some people are wondering whether the vandalism is related to an incident in Jena, La., where nooses hanging from a tree sparked a fight involving a white student and six black students. The nooses at Andrews High showed up the day after thousands marched in support of the black students, known as the "Jena Six."
Guilford County Schools officials said they didn't let the incident disrupt the school day. Classes weren't delayed or let out early.
"We're fully cooperating with the High Point Police Department in the investigation," said Sonya Conway, executive director of district relations for Guilford County Schools. "But we're also very busy trying to maintain a regular school day."
Conway said the school would open Monday as usual.
Andrews Principal Monique Wallace declined to comment on the incident Friday afternoon.
When classes let out, many of the students followed her example and said they didn't want the incident to be blown out of proportion or to taint their school's reputation.
"We can't speculate on what this is," Conway said. "We don't know enough about it yet or even know whether this was something anyone at the school or our community did."
Several parents and school board members said the school was dealing well with a potentially explosive situation.
"My wife and I went over early in the day, while school was still in session," said Joe Alston, whose son JJ is a senior at Andrews. "Our biggest concern was how the kids would react, but they didn't seem phased by it one way or the other. I think the principal and staff did an excellent job not letting it affect the learning environment."
Alston, who is also president of the High Point chapter of the NAACP, said whoever hung the nooses should be prosecuted.
"Whoever did this — for whatever reason they did it — it's a very serious matter," Alston said. "The kids at this school don't deserve this."
Andrews has been the target of prejudice for years, Alston said.
"You have a higher percentage of inner-city, low-income students coming to Andrews," Alston said. "Because of that, you have all of the tags and perceptions that comes with, and people view Andrews and High Point Central as lower-caliber schools, which is certainly not the case."
Dot Kearns, an at-large school board member, said she agreed that Andrews has had to overcome racial and social stereotypes.
"Andrews has had its problems, but I've always thought that it was a prototype of what an urban school should be," Kearns said. "Finding nooses there, that kind of thing is so sad, so disappointing."
Contact Joe Killian at 883-4422, Ext. 228, or
jkillian@news-record.com
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