On February 11, 2016, the Texas Tribune published an article, Texas A&M Investigating After Black Highschoolers Harassed On Campus, which illustrated an incident where two African-American highschool students, touring A&M University with their school, were harassed due to their race. These two students were approached by a woman who was wearing Confederate Flag earrings, and they were asked to tell her how the earrings made them feel. This led to a group of, white, men and women harassing and insulting the the teens by using racial slurs. The A&M tour guides called the Campus Police, but no one involved was charged or disciplined. State Senator Royce West is outraged, and he stated, "A&M students involved in the taunting should be strongly disciplined, if not expelled." The University is concocting a thorough investigation, and after the inexcusable event, other students from A&M University reassured the highschool students that the majority of A&M would welcome them. It's disheartening to know that an experience which should be incredibly motivating and uplifting is jaded due to ignorance.
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