A photograph taken last spring of 60 boys is currently being investigated.
In the photo, it seems that the boys are giving the Nazi salute. The photo was taken in front of the county courthouse steps in Baraboo, Wisconsin before Baraboo High School’s junior prom.
A letter was sent out Monday, the superintendent, Lori Mueller, said that administrators were “extremely troubled by the image.”
Mueller wrote, “Clearly, we have a lot of work to do to ensure that our schools remain positive and safe environments for all students, staff and community. If the gesture is what it appears to be, the district will pursue any and all available and appropriate actions, including legal, to address the issue.”
Not everyone in the photo participated in making the salute. Some of the students have since graduated, but most are seniors now. A teacher says that there is a clique of boys who often make offensive remarks and she said she’s not surprised by them doing this.
Is this news, Lauren? What if it was just an innocent mistake?
Or is this a matter of currency, with all the Nazi/white supremacy in the news?