Ole Miss investigating "deeply troubling" video of racist gestures
Summary
The University of Mississippi is investigating a video that appears to show two people making monkey sounds and gestures near a student's apartment door. University officials condemned the behavior, said they have contacted students directly affected, and warned that someone had been wrongly identified online.Key Facts
- The video reportedly came from a doorbell camera at an apartment where an Ole Miss freshman lives with two Black roommates.
- The video shows two girls making monkey sounds and gestures as they pass the camera.
- The university said its appropriate offices and processes are investigating the incident.
- Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Shawnboda Mead described the behavior as deeply troubling, hurtful, and unacceptable.
- Mead said university staff had reached out to the students directly affected and would continue to support them.
- The university said student conduct records and possible disciplinary actions are protected by federal student privacy law.
- Mead said a student had been incorrectly identified online and that no members of the university's sorority community were involved.
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