“Racism is alive”: Terrebonne High School video sparks outrage online amid arrest of students on grounds of hate crime

A video of two Terrebonne High School students making racist comments against African-Americans recently went viral on social media and sparked massive outrage online.In the disturbing footage, the Caucasian students can be seen using the N-word repeatedly while pointing to the African-American students around them. One of the students can also be heard saying that they &quot;hate&quot; their African American schoolmates.As the video circulated online, netizens mentioned that racism is still alive in America and that the incident at Louisiana's Terrebonne High School is an active example of the same:Marty Black 🇺🇸@MartyBl76472355@TerrParSchools @TerrebonneCoun @Principal_THS1 @HoumaToday @ExploreHouma @LouisianaGov @LaDemos @Houmalocal @WAFB racism is alive and well at Terrebonne High School in Houma, Louisiana twitter.com/nasescobar316/…Nas@nasescobar316At Terrebonne HS in Houma, LA, MULTIPLE White Students went on an Anti-Black American Racist Tirade. This is why we Need An Anti-Black American Hate Crimes Bill. We NEED THE NAMES of these Anti-Black American Racists and they must be PUNISHED to the FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.21At Terrebonne HS in Houma, LA, MULTIPLE White Students went on an Anti-Black American Racist Tirade. This is why we Need An Anti-Black American Hate Crimes Bill. We NEED THE NAMES of these Anti-Black American Racists and they must be PUNISHED to the FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW. https://t.co/UGt6OpQmHh@TerrParSchools @TerrebonneCoun @Principal_THS1 @HoumaToday @ExploreHouma @LouisianaGov @LaDemos @Houmalocal @WAFB racism is alive and well at Terrebonne High School in Houma, Louisiana twitter.com/nasescobar316/…Following the social media outrage, two students seen in the video were arrested on grounds of hate crime. The Houma Police Department issued an official statement after the arrest and said that racially inappropriate behavior would not be tolerated by officials:“We would like to encourage parents to have a conversation with their children about what occurred today and find out if they were affected by it. We would also like to encourage everyone to be patient and allow the proper authorities to handle this situation as the investigation continues.”Lt. Travis Theroit added that the incident was “disgusting” and mentioned that the town does not condone such behavior:“It’s disgusting, it’s terrible. That’s absolutely [not] something that this police department nor this town condones.”Officials confirmed that the two arrested students are facing charges of hate crimes, inciting a riot, and cyberbullying.Twitter reacts to controversial Terrebonne High School videoVideo showing Terrebonne High School students making racially inappropriate comments sparked outrage online (Image for representation via Getty Images)A video showing a few Caucasian Terrebonne High School students using racial slurs and making racially inappropriate comments against other African-American students recently circulated online.The clip sparked outrage on social media and also led to the arrest of two students on grounds of hate crimes. Several social media users also took to Twitter to condemn the behavior of the students in the video:Nas@nasescobar316If you want to take action to make sure Anti-Black Racists are PUNISHED, you can call Terrebonne High School at (985)879-3377. Just know there have been MULTIPLE Anti-Black Racist stories from this area for years. So make your voice heard, they need a WAKE UP CALL.5728If you want to take action to make sure Anti-Black Racists are PUNISHED, you can call Terrebonne High School at (985)879-3377. Just know there have been MULTIPLE Anti-Black Racist stories from this area for years. So make your voice heard, they need a WAKE UP CALL.Lonnie Mnemonic@blaccjesus23@nasescobar316 Notice they won't actually walk over to the black kids and step to them. They hide in the background like the cowardly white supremacists their parents raised them to be.51@nasescobar316 Notice they won't actually walk over to the black kids and step to them. They hide in the background like the cowardly white supremacists their parents raised them to be.Simply Rick@Simply_Rick_It is a known fact that racistman and racistwoman have guided their racistchild to a degree in White Supremacy. By the teen years, they have a Masters Degree in White Supremacy (racism). twitter.com/nasescobar316/…Nas@nasescobar316At Terrebonne HS in Houma, LA, MULTIPLE White Students went on an Anti-Black American Racist Tirade. This is why we Need An Anti-Black American Hate Crimes Bill. We NEED THE NAMES of these Anti-Black American Racists and they must be PUNISHED to the FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.196At Terrebonne HS in Houma, LA, MULTIPLE White Students went on an Anti-Black American Racist Tirade. This is why we Need An Anti-Black American Hate Crimes Bill. We NEED THE NAMES of these Anti-Black American Racists and they must be PUNISHED to the FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW. https://t.co/UGt6OpQmHhIt is a known fact that racistman and racistwoman have guided their racistchild to a degree in White Supremacy. By the teen years, they have a Masters Degree in White Supremacy (racism). twitter.com/nasescobar316/…Mark Anderson@scorblk37These are the same lil racist that won’t hesitate to do mass shooting in schools. twitter.com/nasescobar316/…Nas@nasescobar316At Terrebonne HS in Houma, LA, MULTIPLE White Students went on an Anti-Black American Racist Tirade. This is why we Need An Anti-Black American Hate Crimes Bill. We NEED THE NAMES of these Anti-Black American Racists and they must be PUNISHED to the FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.11At Terrebonne HS in Houma, LA, MULTIPLE White Students went on an Anti-Black American Racist Tirade. This is why we Need An Anti-Black American Hate Crimes Bill. We NEED THE NAMES of these Anti-Black American Racists and they must be PUNISHED to the FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW. https://t.co/UGt6OpQmHhThese are the same lil racist that won’t hesitate to do mass shooting in schools. twitter.com/nasescobar316/…Drayco762@drayco762These demons have jealousy and hate in their DNA. twitter.com/nasescobar316/…Nas@nasescobar316At Terrebonne HS in Houma, LA, MULTIPLE White Students went on an Anti-Black American Racist Tirade. This is why we Need An Anti-Black American Hate Crimes Bill. We NEED THE NAMES of these Anti-Black American Racists and they must be PUNISHED to the FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.196At Terrebonne HS in Houma, LA, MULTIPLE White Students went on an Anti-Black American Racist Tirade. This is why we Need An Anti-Black American Hate Crimes Bill. We NEED THE NAMES of these Anti-Black American Racists and they must be PUNISHED to the FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW. https://t.co/UGt6OpQmHhThese demons have jealousy and hate in their DNA. twitter.com/nasescobar316/…4th Tribe@Tribe4thThe school #985-879-3377 Demand those students are expelled twitter.com/nasescobar316/…Nas@nasescobar316At Terrebonne HS in Houma, LA, MULTIPLE White Students went on an Anti-Black American Racist Tirade. This is why we Need An Anti-Black American Hate Crimes Bill. We NEED THE NAMES of these Anti-Black American Racists and they must be PUNISHED to the FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.15596At Terrebonne HS in Houma, LA, MULTIPLE White Students went on an Anti-Black American Racist Tirade. This is why we Need An Anti-Black American Hate Crimes Bill. We NEED THE NAMES of these Anti-Black American Racists and they must be PUNISHED to the FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW. https://t.co/UGt6OpQmHhThe school #985-879-3377 Demand those students are expelled twitter.com/nasescobar316/…Juan Geaux 🇺🇲@GeauxJuan@nasescobar316 They made sure to not directly engage cause like most they are cowards134@nasescobar316 They made sure to not directly engage cause like most they are cowardsCb@Cb46389807@nasescobar316 Notice they won’t say it to their face71@nasescobar316 Notice they won’t say it to their faceAs reactions continued to pour in online, Terrebonne Parish School District Superintendent Bubba Orgeron issued an official statement addressing the situation. The statement said:“Terrebonne Parish School District is aware of a student video with despicable language and thoughts. This type of behavior and disgusting display of content will never be tolerated by our School System and has been immediately addressed by the School, District, and proper authorities.”Former Terrebonne school board member Roosevelt Thomas told Fox 8 that they have not witnessed such disturbing behavior in the past 16 years of their career:“In my previous 16 years, there was nothing to this magnitude. I thought those days and time were gone, but evidently you have some people who still seem to have a different impression of people and want to call them different names.”Additionally, child advocate Wanda Ruffin-Triggs, who is also a candidate for the school board, said that parents should communicate with their children about why the word should not be used:“The word is being trivialized again. I think that parents of all cultures, mine included, need to talk with their children about the impact of this word, the background, the history of this word, and why we don’t want it used.”Meanwhile, the Houma Police Department said the incident was still under investigation.

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