Former Santa Clara County Students Awarded Over $1 Million in Blackface Lawsuit

Published on May 10, 2024

Two students at a Northern California private high school who were expelled for alleged “blackface” photos will now receive more than $500,000 each after a recent jury verdict. The students were expelled in June 2020 from Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, in Santa Clara County, for photos school officials believed at the time were showing them in “blackface.” After their parents, on their behalf, filed a lawsuit against the school, it was discovered during a trial they were wearing green acne face masks and the photos were taken in 2017. In addition to the payout, both will be reimbursed for tuition, which is around $70,000, according to media reports....

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