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LI School District Responds To Report Of 'Racist' Video
Students were seen dancing in a classroom in a "racist" video with "racist" music, according to reports.
LONG ISLAND, NY — A Long Island school district is investigating after students were reportedly seen dancing in a TikTok video recorded in a classroom that some parents called "racist," with "racist music," according to a report.
Eastport South Manor Superintendent of School Joseph Steimel said in a statement to Patch: "This is the first time that the district is seeing this video, which contains content that does not represent our school community. We will be conducting an internal investigation and until our investigation is complete the district has no further comment."
TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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The video has been removed from TikTok.
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