{"id":3385,"date":"2023-07-23T16:07:14","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T16:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/?p=3385"},"modified":"2023-07-23T16:07:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T16:07:14","slug":"community-members-are-outraged-after-high-school-students-wore-offensive-shirts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/2023\/07\/23\/community-members-are-outraged-after-high-school-students-wore-offensive-shirts\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Members Are Outraged After High School Students Wore \u201cOffensive\u201d Shirts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A group of white students stood in front of a pickup truck for a photo opportunity to proudly show off their \u201cWhite Lives Matter\u201d t-shirts. However, the students, who go to school inside a Pennsylvania school , sparked outrage among the community because the slogan, which was created in opposition to the movement, is seen as a divisive response to .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Community members were appalled that these students thought it was a bright idea to display their love for the White Lives Matters slogan, which has been linked to white groups and activities. The photo featured young men, some of whom were flaunting offensive gestures, standing in front of pickup trucks and other vehicles as they showcased the T-shirts they all decided to wear at the same time.<\/p>\n

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The students in the photograph were all attending institutions in the Montgomery Area High School in Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Locals who saw the photo were outraged that these young men decided to flaunt their opposition to the Lives Matter movement.<\/p>\n

According to VICE reporter Samir Ferdowsi, who managed to speak to members of the Montgomery community, the students in the photo were seniors posing for the picture on the last day of classes. They were about to be done with school, so they decided to showcase their political views by wearing the shirts with the controversial message showcased across their chests.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were sent home from school. It was the LAST DAY. There were NO other . They even went to prom the very next night,\u201d one source told VICE News in an email. \u201cSome of them are seniors going off to represent OUR school and town.\u201d<\/p>\n

One anonymous person told Ferdowsi that White Lives Matter is a popular belief in the predominately white Pennsylvania town. The source said that to \u201cgo the grain\u201d and advocate for equality was often met with and by other people in the community who preferred the slogan, White Lives Matter.<\/p>\n

However, many concerned citizens demanded better behavior from people in the community. In a letter published in The Williamsport Sun, one citizen demanded a public apology because of the photo.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am ashamed for the town which prides itself in having such a great school,\u201d Sherry Lee Havonbrook wrote in the letter. \u201cI\u2019m for the targeted students, staff, and those that attend that do not align with such bigotry. I hope things get better, but I\u2019m .\u201d<\/p>\n

The photo came to the attention of the community when someone shared it to Snapchat along with the following caption: \u201cOne of the most things I\u2019ve ever seen happen in Montgomery. The only reason you did this was to off and look like a complete , not funny at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEach graduating class has roughly 45-60 kids per class,\u201d the source told VICE News. \u201cSo in a town like this, you don\u2019t really go against the grain, or you are and .\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you think about this image of high school seniors wearing White Lives Matter t-shirts?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A group of white students stood in front of a pickup truck for a photo opportunity to proudly show off their \u201cWhite Lives Matter\u201d t-shirts. However, the students, who go to school inside a Pennsylvania school , sparked outrage among the community because the slogan, which was created in opposition to the movement, is seen […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3385","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-daily-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3385"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3385"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3387,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3385\/revisions\/3387"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}