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Small Pennsylvania Town Outraged After Five Teens Were Seen Wearing ‘White Lives Matter’ T-Shirts on Social Media

Small Pennsylvania Town Outraged After Five Teens Were Seen Wearing ‘White Lives Matter’ T-Shirts on Social Media

A small Pennsylvania town are outraged after five teens in their community were seen in a photo wearing White Lives Matter T-shirts. The teens were reportedly sent home from school early on the last day of the year. The photo, which has been circulating on Snapchat and Reddit, shows the group of teen males who attend Montgomery Area High School wearing the shirts, in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. The students allegedly wore the shirts to school that day.

“One of the most disrespectful things I’ve ever seen happen in Montgomery,” read a student’s Snapchat caption. “Only reason you did this was to piss people off and look like a complete racist, not funny at all.”

An unidentified source sent the image to VICE News, which reached out to the students in the photo, the school’s vice-principal, the district’s superintendent, and members of the Montgomery County System School Board for comment. As of now, none have responded.

According to a source, the students were given menial punishment for the offensive photo. “They were sent home from school. It was the LAST DAY. There were NO other repercussions,” the source told VICE News. “They even went to prom the very next night. Some of them are seniors going off to represent OUR school and town.”

“These boys have not apologized or been reprimanded. Montgomery perpetuates racism and, by not holding them accountable, allows it,” another source said.

The rural town of Montgomery, Pennsylvania with a population of 1,564 was described by sources to the news outlets as “very right-wing” and “conservative-Christian oriented.”

This incident has been the talk of the town, however, many residents afraid to publicly go against the dominating viewpoints within the community.

“Each graduating class has roughly 45-60 kids per class,” said a source. “So in a town like this, you don’t really go against the grain or you are bullied and ostracized.”

The White Lives Matter incident at the school exploded in the town after the Snapchat was posted on Facebook and Reddit. One community member was so disturbed by the photograph that she wrote an open letter to the editor of a local paper, the Williamsport Sun-Gazette. In the letter, Sherry Lee Havonbrook demanded a public apology.

“I was shocked to see a photograph of students at Montgomery Area High School online recently. They were wearing ‘White Lives Matter’ T-shirts to school on June 4,” she wrote. “These students should be ashamed of themselves as this is a known hate group. I am ashamed for the town which prides itself in having such a great school. I’m horrified for the targeted students, staff, and those that attend that do not align with such bigotry. I hope things get better but I’m disgusted.”

One Reddit user expressed outrage over the photo.

“This is by far THEE most disrespectful and offensive thing I have ever witnessed in my hometown,” she wrote in a post above the photo. She continued, “These boys got kicked out of Montgomery High School today, rightfully so. They should also be forced to take summer school classes that touch base on diversity and idk, maybe respect? OR even just human decency really. This picture clearly shows they think it’s a joke. Racism is alive in our little country town, and I am appalled.”

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