Kennesaw State University probes racist social media posts
Posted Feb 13, 2019 11:36:22 AM.
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KENNESAW, Ga. — Kennesaw State University is investigating a series of racist posts shared on social media amid rumours of threats of racial violence.
One message shared last week in the app GroupMe showed an image of a black student in class with the caption “need to call the klan to solve this issue.”
Others shared it on Twitter, demanding that the university take action to protect them. By Tuesday, students were spreading a rumour that racists were coming to campus to shoot black students.
Kennesaw State spokeswoman Tammy DeMel referred Wednesday to the university’s statement that campus police are investigating and have increased patrols, but they’ve found “no credible threats.”
Minorities now represent about 45 per cent of the 35,000-student population at KSU, whose main campus is in a northwest suburb of Atlanta.
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Information from: WSB-TV, http://www.wsbtv.com/index.html
The Associated Press
