{"id":484283,"date":"2026-10-03T22:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T22:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/484283\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T22:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T22:12:09","slug":"california-high-school-girls-blackface-scandal-grows-as-naacp-fumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/484283\/","title":{"rendered":"California high school girls blackface scandal grows as NAACP fumes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Californian NAACP leaders are blasting a Santa Barbara high school after several teen girls were spotted wearing blackface in a TikTok video<\/a>, accusing the district of mishandling its response to the racist post.<\/p>\n

School officials enforced unspecified consequences on the four teen girls, who attended San Marcos High School, but NAACP<\/a> Santa Barbara President Connie Alexander said Friday the district\u2019s response fell short.<\/p>\n

\u201cSBUSD has struggled to establish protocols to respond to racial incidents and execute them with humanity. Principals need clear guidance; parents and students need accessible information about district investigations and potential disciplinary actions for racist incidents<\/a>,\u201d Alexander wrote in an op-ed for the <\/a>Santa Barbara Independent.<\/p>\n

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Californian NAACP leaders are blasting a Santa Barbara high school after several teen girls were spotted wearing blackface in a TikTok video, accusing the district of mishandling its response to the racist post.<\/p>\n

School officials enforced unspecified consequences on the four teen girls, who attended San Marcos High School, but NAACP<\/a> Santa Barbara President Connie Alexander said Friday the district\u2019s response fell short. Pacifica Graduate Institute Alumni Association.<\/p>\n

\u201cSBUSD\u2019s response should be transparent, and it should administer discipline equitably. Far too many Black students have been suspended for less severe infractions,\u201d Alexander added.<\/p>\n

The girls have not been identified. In the picture, they appear to mimic an AI-generated image of four young black boys in various poses, a trend that has since spread across TikTok.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeet the gc\ud83e\udd77\ud83e\udd77\ud83e\udd77\ud83e\udd77\ud83e\udd77\ud83e\udd77\ud83e\udd77\u2026,\u201d the post is captioned. The ninja emoji is known to be used as a reference to the N-word.<\/p>\n

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San Marcos High School\u00a0Principal Dare Holdren said the students \u201cportrayed blackface\u201d in the post and noted the school has \u201cinstituted consequences\u201d for the four girls, according to a message sent to parents Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe racial stereotype was reported to the administration through our Safe to Speak Up system two weeks ago, and our administrative team responded promptly,\u201d Holdren wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the image has continued to circulate among students and has affected members of our school community, we believe it is important to address it with our broader community as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The girls have not been identified. In the picture, they appear to mimic an AI-generated image of four young black boys in various poses, a trend that has since spread across TikTok.<\/p>\n

The school contacted the students\u2019 families and \u201care working to educate the students about the impact of their actions,\u201d he added, writing, \u201cRacial stereotypes are harmful and have no place in our schools.<\/p>\n

\u201cRegardless of intent, students need to understand the impact their words, images, and actions can have on others.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alexander said she expects changes in district leadership after the \u201cmishandling of the response by school and district officials\u201d to the post.<\/p>\n

San Marcos High School is pictured in Santa Barbara, California.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe same leaders and systems keep failing. It is time for new leadership and systemic change,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

Other racist incidents have rattled the school district in the past.<\/p>\n

According to the Santa Barbara Independent<\/a>, a San Marcos High School substitute teacher read the N-word out loud during a reading of \u201cOf Mice and Men\u201d last year after being told not to. The substitute was then removed from campus.<\/p>\n

Community members exclaimed in a June 9 meeting that racial issues on campus still prevailed.<\/p>\n

\u201cBlack students do not feel safe here, and I have personally lost friends who moved away because of it,\u201d a student said at the meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is only one way to view this racist incident \u2014 not two; it is simply wrong,\u201d Alexander wrote.<\/p>\n

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