North Texas students punished for online 'slave auction'

ALEDO, Texas — One student said he would pay only $1 for his classmate because he didn’t like his hair. Another said he’d pay $100 to purchase a different student in a Snapchat group labeled “Slave Trade.”  What You Need To Know Aledo High School ninth graders set up a Snapchat labeled “Slave Auction” The students bid on their Black classmates The district started an investigation that involved law enforcement The district did not specify what discipline the students received, nor did it release any information about how many students were involved in the incident The Aledo ninth graders who set up a fake slave auction on social media — where they pretended to buy and sell their Black classmates — have been punished by Aledo ISD. But parents and activists say their behavior is yet another example of the systemic racism Black and brown students face every day in the wealthy town just west of Fort Worth. The Aledo Independent School District learned of an incident where students at the Daniel Ninth Grade Campus cyberbullied and harassed other students based on their race, according to a statement from Superintendent Dr. Susan Bohn. The district started an investigation that involved law enforcement. Leaders…
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