Racial Slurs and Violence: Shawnee Mission East Students Take a Stand

Hundreds of students at Shawnee Mission South High School in Overland Park, Kansas, participated in a peaceful walkout called "Erase the Hate" in response to a video showing a white student verbally and physically assaulting a Black classmate. The incident has sparked demands for action, including mandatory cultural competency training for administrators, accountability measures, and the expulsion of the student who used racial slurs. The school district has expressed its disapproval of the incident and stated that consequences will be given, but has not disclosed specific punishments.