Bishop Miege High School and law enforcement are investigating a racist social media threat targeting Black students at the private Roman Catholic school in Roeland Park. Administrators said they were alerted Monday night to a “disturbing social media screenshot” with racist language and a threat against Black students. The school alerted the Roeland Park Police Department, which sent officers to students’ homes overnight, officials said. Roeland Park Police Chief John Morris said students exchanged Snapchat messages, which led to the threat. “Bishop Miege takes these messages seriously and will deal with them swiftly,” school officials said in the email.
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