Iowa is in the national news again today -- and not for a good reason. A quintet of high school students from Creston, IA, are in hot water after a pic of them wearing KKK gear, holding a Confederate flag, and burning a cross began circulating online.
Creston High School launched an investigation into the picture earlier today and identified each of the boys. Officially, the school has declined to indicate the punishment that the boys are facing because they are minors. But I've heard that they have all been suspended from playing football for a couple of games. There may be more punishment, but that's what I've heard so far.
This was an interesting news article featuring one Creston High sophomore, who happens to be one of the roughly 6% minority students who attends the school. His father was shocked at the picture, given that some of the teens in this picture had spent time in his home in the past. He noted that they are "good kids" and was hoping to move forward. His son Derek wasn't ready to move on, though: "I've lost all respect for them."
Creston High School launched an investigation into the picture earlier today and identified each of the boys. Officially, the school has declined to indicate the punishment that the boys are facing because they are minors. But I've heard that they have all been suspended from playing football for a couple of games. There may be more punishment, but that's what I've heard so far.
This was an interesting news article featuring one Creston High sophomore, who happens to be one of the roughly 6% minority students who attends the school. His father was shocked at the picture, given that some of the teens in this picture had spent time in his home in the past. He noted that they are "good kids" and was hoping to move forward. His son Derek wasn't ready to move on, though: "I've lost all respect for them."