A Florida high school student has apologized for the racist sign he used to ask a fellow student to be his date for the prom.
Noah Crowley’s “promposal” sign read: “If I was black, I’d be picking cotton, but I’m white so I’m picking u 4 prom.”
Crowley, a student at Riverview High School, held up a sign in a Snapchat photo this weekend. The promposal went viral after his girlfriend shared the controversial sign on Snapchat and captioned the post with heart-eyes emojis.
“[The post] was racial in nature and administration became aware of it last night,” said Riverview acting principal Kathy Wilks. “Many who saw the post are understandably upset with its contents as well as the subsequent commentary to the post. Riverview High School absolutely does not condone or support the message conveyed in this post.
“We are focused on ensuring that Riverview High School provides a safe and secure environment for all of our students and that all students feel welcome and understand the value that they all bring to our school community,” Wilks added. “Our guidance counselors and administrators are available for any student who wish to speak to someone regarding the issue. Riverview High School has a wonderful student population and we know our school will use this incident as an opportunity to have productive conversations about respect for one another.”
