Trump 'wall' gag at high school football pep rally draws cries of racism

Students with a pep rally sign that depicts the "wall" Donald Trump wants to build along the Mexican border, with a message that says "paid for, by Trinity." A student who posted the photo says school administrators approved the signs. (Twitter)

A suburban high school football rivalry escalated Friday after a Donald Trump-themed pep rally — complete with a sign depicting the border wall he wants to build — triggered allegations of racism.

Pictures posted to social media show students at Colleyville Heritage High School, an affluent, predominantly white school, posing with Trump-themed signs before a football game against Trinity High in Euless, a more ethnically diverse school where nearly half the students are considered economically disadvantaged.

A girl who identified herself as a Colleyville Heritage student posted photos on Twitter with the caption, "colleyville is going to TRUMP trinity tonight."

Particularly troubling was the sign at the pep rally showing a wall, with the message, "paid for, by Trinity." Some interpreted that as a derogatory comment on Trinity's diverse population and an apparent reference to Trump's insistence that the Mexican people will pay to build his wall.

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