Beyond 'slave auction,' other NC schools have had racial incidents in recent years [View all]

Allegations that students were “sold” at a mock “slave auction” at a Chatham County school are not the first time that Black families say that their children have been racially targeted at North Carolina schools.

Over the past few years, there have been several reported cases where Black students say they were harassed or even threatened due to their skin color. Here’s a list of some of the incidents that have drawn complaints:

▪ In February, extra police were stationed at East Wake High School in Wendell after a threat on social media used the N-word and said they’d “discuss how to get rid of all blacks at east wake.”

▪ In February, a social media post showed four Black basketball players from Knightdale High School in the target of a sniper’s cross hairs, and one player hanging from a noose. It led to the cancellation of a basketball game between Knightdale and Raleigh’s Millbrook High.

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(Raleigh News & Observer)