A school district in Wisconsin is investigating and considering legal action.
A school district in Wisconsin is investigating and considering legal action against several students after they were photographed allegedly giving the Nazi salute.
An image of the students went viral this week, although it was shot in the spring, said the Baraboo School District said. It was posted on Twitter on Nov. 12.
“The photo of students posted to #BarabooProud is not reflective of the educational values and beliefs of the School District of Baraboo,” Baraboo administrator Lori Mueller wrote on Twitter . “The District will pursue any and all available and appropriate actions, including legal, to address.”
The Baraboo Police Department stated that it’s “aware of a controversial photo of a group of high school students that has been posted to social media.”
“Officers are assisting the Baraboo School District with their investigation into this matter,” the department wrote on Twitter .
Baraboo High School was placed under a “soft hold” on Nov. 12, over the photo, Administrative Assistant Angie Cowling told the Baraboo News Republic .
She said it means students can’t leave school premises unless they have permission from a parent and approval through the school’s office.
School officials, meanwhile, said the image wasn’t captured on school property or at a school-backed event, Fox reported.
Democratic Governor-elect Tony Evers also weighed in on the matter, saying the salute has “no place in Wisconsin.”
“As elected officials, we have a responsibility to lead by example for a generation growing up in a climate where they see this behavior condoned,” Evers said. “I will be in contact with Barbaoo officials, but we must all be clear: intolerance and bigotry must never be tolerated, in our schools or anywhere else.”
