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A 56-second social media video showing a Mid Pacific Institute student using hate speech and referring to various forms of sexual assault has led to disciplinary action from authorities, the school has announced. Confirmed on Friday.
In the video, which was forwarded anonymously to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 11 students, believed to be members of the Mid-Pacific baseball team, answer questions posed by a man off-camera. why? “
The students’ responses included apparently joking references to sexual assault, rape, disability, slavery, pedophilia, and bestiality, as well as at least two racial slurs. . Some students smile or make facial expressions while commenting, while others remain expressionless, and sometimes you can hear laughter in the background.
Each speaker shown is wearing a gray shirt or jacket with a green Mid-Pacific logo indicating their participation in school baseball. It includes some portions that appear to have been filmed on Manoa’s campus, and portions that appear to have been filmed in at least one private home.
The video’s caption read “Game Day Questions pt 3” (sic), hinting that the montage was part of a series. On Friday, the Instagram account that appeared to have posted the post could not be identified.
In response to a request for more information and comment from the Star-Advertiser, the school sent the following statement:
“A video containing hate speech and other harmful acts was forwarded to the Central Pacific Government on Thursday morning. The content of the video is shocking and flies in the face of Mid Pacific’s values and commitment to student safety. This is the opposite,” he said in a statement.
“This incident was immediately investigated. The school is taking appropriate disciplinary action and following procedures in accordance with the school’s code of conduct. Student misconduct is taken seriously and we follow clear and consistent procedures. We are responding accordingly.”
The school did not respond to questions about details, including what the consequences would be, how many students would face disciplinary action and what steps the school would take to prevent further incidents.
A letter sent to families in the Central Pacific region this week by Head of Schools Paul Turnbull reads in part: Continuous. Hate speech and other harmful conduct are examples of conduct that directly contradicts our commitment to the well-being of our students. ”