The death was ruled accidental, but many still believe Johnson was murdered and local and federal investigators were afraid to conduct a more thorough investigation and bring charges because two of the possible suspects were reportedly the sons of an FBI agent. In 2013, Kendrick Johnson, 17, a Black student-athlete at the school, was found dead in a rolled-up wrestling mat.
This is not the first time Lowndes High School has been in the news for the wrong reasons.
As soon as the Lowndes High School administration was aware, the matter was investigated, they ensured that the victim was not hurt, and addressed the other student following the appropriate consequence outlined in the Student Code of Conduct.” he was gay) Jeremy and his parents repeatedly informed school officials of the harassment but the harassment continued. Our staff works hard to provide a safe environment where all of our students feel valued. The unnamed student at Lowndes High School now faces juvenile charges of disorderly conduct, simple battery, and disruption of a public facility, according to Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk. “We take the well-being and safety of our students seriously. “We are aware of a social media video involving two students and a Pride flag,” Rodney Green, assistant principal at Lowndes High School, said in a statement quoted by the Valdosta Daily Times. School officials said last week they were aware of the incident and were conducting an investigation. “I feel like me and my friends are unsafe because the majority of us are part of the LGBT community and you would think going to school would be a safe place, but there’s people with so much hatred that will hate you and do anything they can to just at you because you’re different and want to express yourself, and it’s really hard,” said the student who wished to remain anonymous. Jonathan Bowditch, of Bosand with this gay pageant the forest. The black-shirted student then appears to shove aside the female in the yellow shirt just off-camera before the video ends.Ī student who was in the cafeteria last Thursday and witnessed the event told WALB News 10 the incident is indicative of the anti-LGBTQ+ atmosphere at the school, where out students are harassed and bullied for expressing themselves. Its first breath is dearly Lowndes county, Ga. Another female student wearing a yellow shirt then tries to stop the black-shirted student, and the pair engage in a tug-of-war with the flag until the black-shirted student pulls it away and slams it into a trash can, which he knocks over in the process. The black-shirted student can be seen violently ripping the flag from the student’s shoulders, pulling him to the floor in the process. The video shows a male student wearing a black shirt running across the school cafeteria towards a student with multi-colored hair and wearing a Pride flag wrapped about his shoulders. VALDOSTA A Georgia teenager faces juvenile charges after he attacked a student who was draped in a gay pride flag in a school cafeteria, authorities say.