Latino Students Protest At North Meck High School in Charlotte, North Carolina

“School officials at North Mecklenburg High School said 64 Latino students walked out in protest on Wednesday.

Students told a Latino radio station that two female Hispanic students felt they were victims of discrimination by a teacher during a discussion about the National Day of Action on Monday.

“The teacher was laughing at what the kids were saying. There were especially three girls talking. They were saying that Mexicans were trash, that we lived in ugly houses and we just came here to take their jobs. I really didn’t like the way they were talking to me,” said student Tracy Vargas.”

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