Why is Oak Grove Pep Rally video trending? HOLR breaks it down.
According to this article from wfmynews2.com, parents were shocked to see a pep rally video from Oak Grove High School in Davidson County, going viral online.
Oak Grove High School
The video allegedly contained shocking behavior that should not be condoned in school and parents were subsequently outraged by the incident that took place. The super short video- about 30 seconds long- cannot be linked in order to protect those students featured. However, the video does allegedly show people performing during a pep rally at Oak Grove High School in which “sexually provocative dancing” supposedly takes place in a “school setting.”
The video that is making its rounds online reportedly shows inappropriate behavior.
As noted in the article, Alan Smith – a father of a student looking to attend Oak Grove High School- said, “That’s craziness to even allow that. Somebody had to allow it. There wasn’t no teachers in there at all. There wasn’t nobody there. Somebody was in there,” when the video went viral.
Oak Grove School
The Davidson County Schools Board of Education reportedly claimed that the investigation into the incident is ongoing. As well, Davidson County Schools interim superintendent Tabitha Broadway released a statement regarding the pep rally video going viral as noted in the article:
“We are aware of the video of high school students performing skits that are inappropriate for a school setting which has been repeatedly shared on social media. The principal of the school apologized to students, parents, and the community and vowed to put processes in place to prevent future incidents. We continue to evaluate the events to determine policies that may have been violated and appropriate consequences. This information will not be shared because educational records and personnel records are not public records.
As a result of the outrage on social media and those soliciting others to join in “taking this as far as necessary,” the video has gone viral, resulting in death threats against the school. While our administration at the school and district level, along with our board of education, agree completely that the student behavior in the video is inappropriate and unacceptable, the public response is posing a threat to the safety and security of students and staff in the school.
Because we believe the type of behavior displayed by students during the pep rally has no place in our schools, we absolutely plan to make adjustments to prevent future opportunities for such behavior. However, we also have serious concerns that there are people in our society who would react to these events with threats of violence.”
What do you think about the news going viral?
Published by HOLR Magazine.