California high school blackface scandal spirals out of control as kids storm out of class over four blonde girls photo

California high school students walked out of class Tuesday to demand accountability from the Santa Barbara Unified School District over its response to a blackface photo that sparked outrage.Children from two Goleta Valley high schools, San Marcos and Dos Pueblos high schools stormed out ahead of a district board meeting.The photo in question is one in which a group of San Marcos High School female students artificially darkened their skin to recreate an image of four black children in matching school uniforms.The girls were disciplined, but students and parents claimed their conduct is part of a pattern at Santa Barbara Unified School District.Parents sat with signs decrying racism at a school board meeting on Tuesday night.Signs read things like, “Don’t be a bystander, stop ignoring racism,” and “What was the reason it took two weeks and some to notify parents?” and “racism doesn’t disappear when it’s swept under the rug.”Most of the signs were made because of an organized protest in favor of black students and demanded action from the district.Most of the discourse surrounded the girls’ TikTok video in which the girls are seen mimicking an AI-generated image of four young black boys in various poses.“Meet the gc...