Eureka High School is dealing with fallout from a racially insensitive social media post for the second time in less than two months.
The latest controversial image, which Eureka High students reported seeing on social media, shows someone holding a Confederate flag with the words, “Black History Month,” on top of the flag.
A similar post appeared on social media last year and was altered with a Black History Month Snapchat filter, a St. Louis TV station reported. Snapchat is a social media platform that allows users to share videos and photos.
On Feb. 28, Eureka High School and district administrators became aware of the latest post, and Eureka High Principal Charlie Crouther sent an email to school staff and parents to inform them about the image.
“Although this post was not made at school or during school hours, we realize it did impact the school community,” the email said. “We want to assure all our students, families and staff that this kind of behavior has no place in our schools and will not be tolerated.”
On Jan. 13, a Snapchat post featuring a racial slur, along with two teenagers, one of them a Eureka student, in blackface, circulated on social media.
Terry Harris, executive director of student services, said the January image was posted in a private Snapchat story, “so, only a few kids could see it.”
“There are some kids who saw it and are very uncomfortable with it,” Harris said in January.
Harris said the high school has worked for years to educate students about the importance of inclusion and diversity.
“Even with all the work Eureka High School has done, there is still work to do,” he said.