Guilford County School officials are providing diversity training for staff and students at one of its largest high schools.
This comes after two Northwest Guilford students appeared in a racist video that went viral on social media.
GCS leaders became aware of the video over the Thanksgiving break. It shows the teens using racial slurs and expletives.
District officials say they strongly condemn the video and have appropriately disciplined the students involved in the incident.
GCS Chief of Schools Tony Watlington says he hopes this can be a teachable moment. The district's diversity office is working with a nonprofit called the National Conference for Community and Justice to provide training for both students and staff.
“As bad as it is, no child should ever have the sum total of their value expressed by the last mistake they made because we do believe that kids can change with the help of adults,” says Watlington. “This just tells us we have more work to do and we have to redouble our efforts.”
Watlington says training at Northwest Guilford will continue throughout the school year. He says they also have teams in place to lead training and conversations across the district.
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