California High-School Students Sang Nazi Song and Gave Hitler Salute
Source: Daily Beast
WAIT, WHAT YEAR IS IT?
Video: California High-School Students Sang Nazi Song and Gave Hitler Salute
Athletes performed an homage to the Third Reich before an awards ceremony. Their school wont say how they were disciplined.
Davis Richardson
Updated 08.19.19 9:46AM ET / Published 08.19.19 4:44AM ET
A group of high-school students in Southern California gave a Nazi salute and sang a Nazi song during an awards ceremony last year, according to video reivewed by The Daily Beast.
The video shows about 10 members of the boys water polo team at Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, California, throwing the salute once used to greet Adolf Hitler while singing a Nazi marching song played for German troops during World War II. Its the second such incident in the region in the year.
The video was uploaded to Instagram by one of the athletes, who also posted lyrics to the song in his Instagram bio. After the video expired, the athlete removed the reference. He did not respond to requests for comment.
A spokesperson for the Garden Grove Unified School district where Pacifica High School resides said the school administrators first became aware of the incident and video four months later in March, but did not say if they disciplined anyone.
While the district cannot comment on student discipline, the school did address this situation with all involved students and families, the spokesperson said. ...
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