Carmel High School has apologized for “racist” and “inappropriate” videos posted by its students on TikTok. In a statement released to its community, the school said that it had been made aware of videos in which students impersonated staff members “using artificial intelligence,” and that the videos had propagated racist stereotypes.
Carmel High School posts apology on Facebook for racist TikTok videos
The apology was posted by the Carmel Central School District Board of Education, noting that it had launched an investigation into the offending TikTok videos and had learned that their creators were Carmel students.
“Earlier this week, Carmel Central School District administration was made aware of individuals on the social media app TikTok that were posing as the District, and posting fake, inappropriate videos created using artificial intelligence and impersonating different members of the District administration and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department,” the apology reads (via Facebook).
“Through investigation, it was found that these accounts’ creators were Carmel High School students, and the incident is being dealt with in accordance with the District’s Code of Conduct.
“As an organization committed to diversity and inclusion, the Carmel Central School District Board of Education is appalled at, and condemns, these recent videos, along with the blatant racism, hatred and disregard for humanity displayed in some of them.”
The Carmel District went on to say that it is looking internally to “work to create an anti-racist school community,” and that it would “unite and send a strong message to all that racism and all forms of hatred have no place in our schools.”
