Minnesota police investigating racist video of teen girl encouraging Black student’s suicide

By Biba Adams, The Grio

“I was angry, I was disgusted, I was sad, I was confused,” 14-year-old Nya Sigin told CNN about the vile video activist Shaun King shared.

…“I really couldn’t comprehend what I was listening to, it was really just a wave of different emotions. I was angry, I was disgusted, I was sad, I was confused,” 14-year-old Nya Sigin told CNN. She said she has known one girl in the video since elementary school — “basically, my entire life.”…

The one-minute clip shows a student King identifies as Jaelyn Crooks of Prior Lake High School repeatedly using the N-word and encouraging a student to end their life. A second student heard in the background of the clip has reportedly since been identified as Jayden Kewley…

Teri Staloch, the superintendent of the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District, sent a letter to parents and staff, calling the video “disturbing.” 

“This is something that impacts all of us in the community and we recognize the pain and hurt that is a result,” Staloch wrote. “At PLSAS, our top priority is to provide safe, supportive and inclusive learning environments for all students.” 

As a result of the video, Staloch wrote some staff had “gathered together with some student leaders to discuss ways we can move forward in a safe and respectful learning and working environment.” 

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