A high school football band in Mississippi is getting crushed for what’s being called a “despicable” halftime show performance on Friday night.
The band, from Forest Hill High School in Mississippi, appeared to show students dressed in costume shooting fake guns at other students dressed as police officers.
This is unacceptable in a civilized society. Someone should be held accountable.
— Phil Bryant (@PhilBryantMS) October 6, 2018
Several photos of videos of the performance have been shared on social media, with many outraged.
The state’s governor, Phil Bryant, tweeted the following:
“This is unacceptable in a civilized society. Someone should be held accountable.”
The band was disinvited from a competition this weekend at Copiah Academy.
Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Dr.. Errick L. Greene released the following statement, clarifying what happened:
“On behalf of the Jackson Public School (JPS) District, I want to offer my deep and sincere apologies for the performance by the Forest Hill High School band during Friday’s football half-time show in Brookhaven. Based loosely on the movie, ‘John Q,’ the band’s performance depicted a hostage scene that included toy guns.
JPS has a great deal of respect and appreciation for our law enforcement partners. The band’s performance does not depict the values and people in our community, and was incredibly insensitive to the students, families, law enforcement officials and the entire Brookhaven community. For this we sincerely apologize to all, and we pledge to do better in the future.
We have taken some initial actions in response to this matter, and you have my commitment that we will investigate it fully and take additional appropriate action with respect to procedures and personnel.”
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