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‘Illegals’ Told to ‘Go Home’ in Student Presentation Sparks Investigation

Racist remarks made during a student presentation

Parents in Iowa were outraged after students gave a racist school presentation about Mexicans which is currently being investigated by the school district.

During a history class presentation, students at Timberline School used inappropriate wording to describe people from Mexico, according to the Waukee Community School District. The central Iowa district confirmed the presentation took place and is now investigating the matter, CBS affiliate KCCI reported on Friday.

The presentation’s slideshow reportedly included the phrases “why illegals should go home” and “there is a huge influx of Mexican rapists, in addition to statements including, “In the end, Mexicans are bad” and “Send illegals back to where they came from,” according to KCCI.

The slideshow featured memes of the former President Donald Trump along with conspiracy theories targeting immigrants from Mexico, according to the news outlet.

Parents at a school in Iowa are upset after some students held a class presentation with inappropriate language targeted at people from Mexico. Above, a representation of a school desk.
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No details were revealed about the ages of the students involved, however, the Timberline School serves students in grades 8 and 9 in the west Des Moines area, according to the school’s website.

There was also no information about whether the presentation was stopped by teachers or school officials, but Timberline school principal Adam Shockey said in a statement to KCCI that he found the incident to be “very concerning.”

“Today we had an incident in one of our classes during a presentation that was very concerning,” Shockey said. “There were images and language that were inappropriate for school. To be clear, Timberline and Waukee Community School District will not tolerate hate speech or threatening messages in our buildings or classrooms.”

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