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Demovictory9

(32,465 posts) Sat Sep 29, 2018, 09:40 PM Sep 2018

Students line up to spell racial slur with tshirts

https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/09/29/us/california-high-school-students-racial-slur-trnd/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F

California high school students line up to spell out racial slur at senior picnic

By Ray Sanchez, CNN

Updated at 4:59 PM ET, Sat September 29, 2018

(CNN) — A group of Southern California high school students face disciplinary action after spelling out the n-word with lettered T-shirts at a senior picnic.
The Escondido Union High School District this week confirmed that about 10 students at a senior event "made a poor decision" by participating in the stunt involving the racial slur, CNN affiliate KGTV reported.
"We are a campus that prides itself on inclusion and embraces diversity," Principal Adriana Lepe-Ramirez said in a statement.
"We will not tolerate actions that send messages of racism and promote divisiveness."

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Students line up to spell racial slur with tshirts (Original Post) Demovictory9 Sep 2018 OP

Escondido, that's in Orange County, right? Merlot Sep 2018 #1

it's in the northern part of San Diego County RockRaven Sep 2018 #2

And north SD County is extremely right-wing. VOX Sep 2018 #3

Thanks for the geo-political info. Makes sense. Merlot Sep 2018 #6

Escondido is an ethnically diverse city SHRED Sep 2018 #8

A 2005 nationwide study listed the city of Escondido as one of the most conservative cities in U.S. VOX Sep 2018 #10

Actually Escondido, in San Diego County is immediately south of sdfernando Sep 2018 #7

No, it's in north San Diego county. In my neck of the woods. Anon-C Sep 2018 #4

Worse...San Diego. (n/t) Iggo Sep 2018 #11

It's like the whole damn country has tourette's syndrome or something. Initech Sep 2018 #5

10 students at a senior event "made a poor decision" MagickMuffin Sep 2018 #9

Merlot

(9,696 posts)

1. Escondido, that's in Orange County, right?

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sat Sep 29, 2018, 09:42 PM

Sep 2018

RockRaven

(14,978 posts)

2. it's in the northern part of San Diego County

Reply to Merlot (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 29, 2018, 09:47 PM

Sep 2018

which is the county immediately south of Orange County

VOX

(22,976 posts)

3. And north SD County is extremely right-wing.

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 29, 2018, 09:52 PM

Sep 2018

Merlot

(9,696 posts)

6. Thanks for the geo-political info. Makes sense.

Reply to VOX (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 29, 2018, 09:57 PM

Sep 2018

I thought Escondido was a kind of well-to-do area - am I wrong about that too?

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

8. Escondido is an ethnically diverse city

Reply to Merlot (Reply #6)

Sat Sep 29, 2018, 10:07 PM

Sep 2018

But it's not a well-to-do city.
Many areas are rundown.

VOX

(22,976 posts)

10. A 2005 nationwide study listed the city of Escondido as one of the most conservative cities in U.S.

Reply to Merlot (Reply #6)

Sat Sep 29, 2018, 10:46 PM

Sep 2018

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escondido,_California

<snip>
In the California State Legislature, Escondido is in the 38th Senate District, represented by Republican Joel Anderson, and in the 75th Assembly District, represented by Republican Marie Waldron.[

In the United States House of Representatives, Escondido is in California's 50th congressional district, represented by Republican Duncan D. Hunter.
<snip>

In the United States presidential election of 2008, 53.3% of voters residing in incorporated Escondido voted for John McCain, 44.9% voted for Barack Obama, and 1.8% voted for one of the third-party candidates. Unincorporated areas were considerably more conservative: among voters in neighborhoods of Rincon Del Diablo, Hidden Meadows, and Valley Center, 62.3%, 65.5%, 66.9% of voters respectively cast their votes for John McCain. In a survey conducted by The Bay Area Center for Voting Research, it found that Escondido was the 11th most conservative city in the United States.

sdfernando

(4,935 posts)

7. Actually Escondido, in San Diego County is immediately south of

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 29, 2018, 10:04 PM

Sep 2018

Riverside County. Very little of San Diego county actually touches Orange County....Thank the stars for Camp Pendleton!!! The buffer that saves us from the OC!