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Election Week chaos wasn’t limited to the polls according to viral videos of teen Trump supporters swarming their school with racist rioting. FOX 11 LA reports Black students and a teacher at Beverly Hills High School are calling out racism that allegedly turned their school into a battleground. From racial slurs and KKK-like mobs to hateful graffiti, the high school halls became anything but “safe spaces.”
According to Fox 11, Bella Ivory, a teacher at the school, recounted a moment when students decked out in Trump gear stormed the hallways outside her classroom during election week.
“It was just a mob of kids,” said Ivory. “One of them had a Trump flag on a pole, some of them had on MAGA hats. Some just had Trump apparel.”
If that wasn’t enough, one student reportedly tried to open her classroom door, leaving Ivory and her students shaken.
“I said I wasn’t going to open the door, and one of [my] students said they looked like the KKK,” Ivory added.
Black Students Speak Out: “A Nightmare All Week”
Fox 11 states that a school board hearing was held after the recent incident. During the session, students didn’t hold back when describing their experiences.
“From 8:30 to 2:30, all week being in school felt like a nightmare. Being stormed, being called the N-word… Being shunned, all because you were Black became the normal,” said Jurnee, a Beverly Hills senior.
Another student spoke about what he saw in the weeks leading up to the election.
“I’ve seen slurs scrawled across the walls of our bathrooms. Hateful rhetoric being spoken across the hall, and violent behavior toward Miss Bella and our club,” said Alexander, a Beverly Hills student.
District Responds But Doubts Linger
In response to the chaos, the Beverly Hills Unified School District issued a statement promising action.
“We remain deeply committed to upholding a secure and conscientious setting where students can responsibly and considerately engage in the democratic process,” said the district.
Officials say the district is investigating the claims, including a controversial cell phone recording posted online from Ivory’s classroom.
Teacher’s Viral Audio Sparks Backlash
The recording features Ivory stating:
“If anything happens to me at this school, my family will come for your families. If anything happens to my son, I will come for your families.”
While some accused her of making threats, Ivory denied the claims, stating the audio was edited. In Fox11, she states that her comments were about pursuing justice legally, not physically.
“I was saying my family is going to come after [any] family that hurts me, kills me—whatever—legally, not physically,” said Ivory.
Ivory currently remains absent from class but plans to return.
“No More MAGA Madness”
The district has promised that future demonstrations, like the one during election week, won’t be tolerated if they disrupt learning. However, with Black students and staff still reeling from the trauma, it’s unclear if this promise is enough to restore trust.
This isn’t just about politics; it’s about the dangerous intersection of racism and power plays in education.
This current political climate continues to display the continuous forms of hate that are maintained in the US.
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