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Louisiana School Principal And Coach Don Racist Costumes Louisiana locals are angry after a racist photo featuring two educators at a costume party earlier this month. Via WTNH reports: Iota Middle School Principal Lee Ann Wall and her husband Jeptha Wall, who is a coach at Crowley High School, appear in the image. Their costumes are described as “People of Walmart.” Jeptha can be seen wearing a red bandana around his waist with a gun tucked into his belt and money coming out of his pocket. In front of Lee Ann is a basket full of black and white baby dolls and sign that read, “You wait on pay day, I be waiting for da first of da month!” The photo was sent to KLFY by a viewer who called it a “display of classism and racism.” But not everyone thinks it should be taken so seriously. Penny Fontenot lives in Iota and says sometimes a costume is just that: a costume. “If they’re teaching your children right from wrong in the schools, what does a costume have to do with it?” The news teams showed the pic to several other folks in Acadia Parish. They believe the costume choice crossed the line. “Wow, okay. So what is she trying to depict? Somebody who’s on welfare? If that is what she was trying to depict that’s even worse.” Alan Honersucker told KLFY’s Dalfred Jones. Nathan Kresge, who also live in Iota said, “To make fun of people that just can’t afford a better way of life, to make fun of them? That’s just ridiculous!” Ellan Baggett, the Executive Director of Operations with the Acadia Parish School Board, says it was a private party, not school related. Bagget also said the school board has taken appropriate action, although she could not tell us what those actions were. Do you think the educators should be fired?? Continue reading →