Principal calls black doll hanging from school building ‘offensive’

RALEIGH (WTVD) — Wakefield High School students arrived on campus Tuesday morning to find a black Santa doll hanging by a noose from the building next to a sign that read “Make Wakefield TRIPP again #smartlunch”.

The school’s principal is working with WCPSS Security to investigate the incident. He said someone hung a doll by its neck from the roof of the school building overnight or early Tuesday.

It was quickly removed, but many staff and students saw it, and a photo is circulating on social media.

“Let me be clear: This was an offensive act that has no place in our school. The imagery is deeply offensive and everyone in our school community should be appalled,” said Principal Malik Bazzell.