NAACP condemns SnapChat video, photo appearing to show Lehigh Valley students completing …

A video recently circulated on social media appears to show a group of Lehigh Valley students completing the viral “George Floyd Challenge,” a social media trend started last year on SnapChat in which teenagers, predominantly white, reenact Floyd’s death. In the video, a boy mockingly moans “I can’t breathe” as another kneels on his neck on a patch of grass, the latter’s right fist raised in the air. “Hey, lookit, guys” a girl’s voice says, punctuated by laughs. The boy kneeling on the other’s neck turns and looks at the camera. The video, as well as a photo showing two boys reenacting Floyd’s death, have been widely circulated on social media. An investigation by officials at both the Parkland and Southern Lehigh school districts found that the images weren’t created on school property or with school devices, leaving them without the power to discipline students. However, one Lehigh Valley civil rights leader is calling for criminal charges to be filed against the students involved and for school officials to inform the community about steps they are taking against racism. “Examples should be made of these students,” Bethlehem NAACP President Esther Lee said Thursday. “I don’t know which school district the…
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