By: Genesis Lemus<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An investigation led by Campus Safety and Information Technology has found that the participants who used racist language in a Circle K zoom trivia game were not Hood College students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Disparaging and racist comments about George Floyd were first made over the microphone by one participant and later were put into the chat by another participant during the game on Sept. 9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Andrea Chapdelaine said in an email Tuesday that the Office of Student Engagement is working with student organizations to ensure safety protocols are in place for future online meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Hood\u2019s Zero Tolerance Policy, if Hood students are found to use racist language, they could expelled from the college. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI want to assure you that I take these matters very seriously,\u201d Chapdelaine said in an email to the Hood community after the incident. \u201cI am deeply troubled and hurt on behalf of our students who had to witness such vile language and for all students, whether present or not, who felt targeted and unsafe, and who are already bearing the heavy toll of racial injustice.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event hosted by Hood\u2019s Circle K International club was a Kahoot trivia game where students had a chance to win Amazon gift cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Circle K immediately apologized for the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"