Teenagers sue private school for $20M, alleging school misinterpreted acne facial photo as blackface | Print this article
A pair of teenage boys who were removed from a prestigious California Catholic school due to an alleged blackface photo are suing their former school for $20 million, claiming they were using acne treatment facial coverings.
The former students, identified as H.H. and A.H., allege St. Francis High School in Mountain View wrongfully punished them for an innocent selfie and claim their punishment was increased due to heightened racial tensions over the fallout of George Floyd s death, according to court records reviewed by the
Two teenage boys sue exclusive Catholic school for $20 million claiming photo of them in blackface which saw them forced out by leadership was actually green acne medication
The students and their parents launched the lawsuit against St Francis High School in Mountain View, California, after the image sparked outrage last year
They say the school offered them an ultimatum to leave or be expelled
The school says the teens left voluntarily in June after the 2014 image resurfaced
The selfie shows the three boys with a dark green mask on their face
In the suit, launched in Santa Clara County Superior Court in August, it is claimed that one boy suffered with acne and the mask was to help with that
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$20 million suit says Bay Area school forced boys out for blackface that was actually acne medication
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