Update: 10:50 a.m.: Baraboo’s school district shared this message to parents.
The Baraboo School District sent the following letter to parents this morning in response to a photo circulating on social media. We are launching an investigation, and as such, are unable to provide additional details at this time. pic.twitter.com/oRxcl82lJT
— Baraboo Schools (@barabooSD) November 12, 2018
Original story
Baraboo Schools is investigating and looking at possible legal action after a photo was shared with students doing Nazi-inspired and other racist gestures.
Carly Sidey, someone who has attended schools in Baraboo, posted this photo on Twitter including numerous male students at Baraboo High School doing a combination of gestures including a Nazi salute and a “white power” symbol.
this post has since been deleted, but i just want @barabooSD to be aware of the disturbing actions that are represented in this photograph. this is BEYOND sickening. pic.twitter.com/Fer5heTted
— carly sidey (@CarlySidey) November 12, 2018
Vice contributor Jules Suzdaltsev shared that the photo involved students at the junior prom.
Correction: The photo of students doing salutes is the Class of 2019, not 2018, and was taken during their junior prom.
Here is a higher resolution photo (which was apparently taken by one of the parents, and is on the parent’s website as part of their collective prom photos.) pic.twitter.com/lkrFln9pyz
— Jules Suzdaltsev (@jules_su) November 12, 2018
He also said numerous students have faced racism before at the school, and one student made an accusation that when they made a racial complaint, a member of the staff told the student to “get a tougher skin.”
Adding a few more messages from students who have reached out in the past few hours. pic.twitter.com/jERndlSgbh
— Jules Suzdaltsev (@jules_su) November 12, 2018
Baraboo Schools shared this message on Facebook in response.