Student's KKK Costume for Class Presentation Draws Strong Reaction

KENOSHA — A high school student at Westosha Central High School in Salem dressed in a Ku Klux Klan costume to deliver an English class presentation.

News of the presentation apparently spread once images were posted on social media Monday morning by other students in the class. The costume and presentation drew strong reactions from people, according to Kenosha News and Journal Sentinel reports.

The student's presentation at Westosha Central High School in Salem angered some students and parents, the Kenosha News reports, and principal Lisa Albrecht responded Monday in a statement to parents.

In it, the student can be seen draped in what looks like a white sheet, with holes cut out for the eyes and nose. A screen behind the student displays the words "Crime in the 1920s."

"As any of you would be, I was appalled by the photo," Kenosha News quotes Albrecht as saying.

A Twitter post on what appears to be the school's official Twitter page references the situation, however the Facebook page it originally linked to apparently is no longer online.

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