School: Students, staff made racist remarks on protests

CARY, NC (The News & Observer) — A public school system in North Carolina has suspended a school bus driver for comments about the national protests over the death of George Floyd.

A statement by Wake County Public School officials says they also plan to take disciplinary actions against students who made racist statements on social media about the protests over the weekend and on Monday.

A school spokeswoman did not provide details about the alleged statements to the The News & Observer citing student confidentiality policies.

The bus driver did not respond to a request for comment by the newspaper.