COVINA, Calif.
Phony “ghetto” names were printed under a yearbook photo of Black Student Union members, leaving some angry Charter Oak High School students and parents calling for an apology and a reprint.
“Tay Tay Shaniqua,” “Crisphy Nanos” and “Laquan White” were among the nine names placed next to the club’s photo in the 2008 Chronicle, Charter Oak Unified School District Superintendent Clint Harwick said.
“We are discussing the intent and impact of the student’s actions,” Harwick said. “The first step was to remedy the issue.”
The incident was “atrocious,” school board President Joseph M. Probst said.
“I am sure the students will be spoken to and given an apology if they haven’t been already,” he said.
“They were very ghetto and slangish and it was just very inappropriate,” student Evanne Jackson said.
