Parkway Central Students React To Black Student Writing Racist Messages On Bathroom Wall

CBS St. Louis

October 6, 2021

Two students who took part in Parkway Central High School's walkout last week said they weren't focused on the skin tone of the person responsible, after it has been discovered a Black student confessed to writing racist graffiti found in a boys' bathroom.

"I wasn't really focused on the skin tone of the person, I was focused on the fact that some child has that much hate," said Shayneisha Allen, a sophomore at Central.

Allen took part in Wednesday's walkout, telling administrators she doesn't feel safe walking the halls of her school, afraid for her safety.

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