Student Showed Up to School With Teacher Approved-KKK Costume

According to ABC, a student in Wilmington, California showed up to school in a Ku Klux Klan outfit that was reportedly approved by a teacher.

The costume was worn as part of a final history assignment in a class at the Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy, and was reportedly was centered around former KKK leader Hiram Wesley Evans.

Students spoke to the news, noting they were offended. A senior named Trinity Young told the KABC “It kind of rattled me. It was hard to believe that (the teacher) would allow a Klansman to walk around from her approval. So, we asked her, and she ... compared the Klan to the Black Panther Party, which in my opinion are two different things. So yeah, it was troubling."

A spokeswoman from the Los Angeles Unified School District issued a statement saying “L.A. Unified and Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy understand the extreme sensitivity around this issue and do not condone or support this type of re-enactment. The District and the school are committed to supporting diversity and fostering an environment to encourage student success. We sincerely apologize to the L.A. Unified community for this incident."

Source: KABC