School official's racially insensitive retweet resurfaces
NORFOLK, Va. — A racially insensitive retweet has stirred up controversy at Booker T. Washington High School.
The tweet, apparently sent from a school administrator's account in June, shows a picture of seven white girls and seven young black men at what looks like a dance.
The caption reads, "Every white girl's father's worse nightmare or not."
Students, who only recently discovered the tweet, say seeing one of their school's leaders support a statement like that is hurtful.
"Me being a young African-American, I don't think of myself as anyone's worst nightmare," student Michael Lemelle said.
About a dozen students walked out of class Monday to protest the issue. They say that's the only way they feel they can be heard.
They have taken their concerns to other administrators and the school board.
After WVEC-TV asked Norfolk Public Schools about the retweet, it was deleted. Later, the entire Twitter account was deleted, too.
"The students will even tell you we don't want her to be fired because everybody needs a job," student Shakira Harris said. "Transfer her. Punish her. Do something to let us know it has not gone unnoticed."
Norfolk Public Schools officials repeatedly said they could not comment because of the personal nature of the matter.