South Carolina elementary school sparks outrage with abominable social media post showing teachers dressed as BORDER PATROL in front of a wall for event with Hispanic kids

A South Carolina simple schoolhouse has sparked outrage aft 2 of its unit dressed up arsenic Border Patrol agents to correspond Mexico arsenic portion of an 'Olympic parade' event.

Royall Elementary School successful Florence has been forced to apologize complete nan 'insensitive' stunt, which prompted a immense backlash aft it was shared connected societal media.

On Wednesday, unit dressed up successful nan 'offensive' garb arsenic portion of celebrations for nan first week backmost astatine school.

Images from nan arena showed 2 unit members sporting T-shirts that publication 'US Border Patrol' and posing successful beforehand of a clone ceramic wall.

Others were seen wearing sombreros and posing successful beforehand of a motion that publication 'Royall Cantina,' which is nan Spanish connection for a bar.

A Mexican American genitor who saw nan show was among nan first to sound nan siren complete nan 'disheartening' presentation.

Her station online alerted different parents who were near successful disbelief aft spotting nan images connected nan school's charismatic Facebook page. 

'As a Mexican American, arsenic an Hispanic woman, arsenic a mother of biracial Hispanic children successful nan Florence 1 School district. I'm highly offended, highly offended,' Mom Annette Fling told ABC4 News.

'These are educators pinch degrees that should person known better. Out of each nan things they could person done to nan culture, community, state of Mexico, they chose to usage nan US Border Patrol. 

'And Royal Cantina, which is simply a Spanish connection for bar. Inappropriate, racial. Just each astir level retired a disgrace.'

Another anonymous genitor took to Facebook to stock her thoughts connected nan matter.

'There were truthful galore different ways to correspond Mexico successful nan "Olympic Parade" Neither Border Patrol really has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do pinch "Back to School" aliases nan "Olympics" successful lawsuit y'all did not know,' she fumed.

'And a "Cantina" is besides an inappropriate practice of nan Mexican culture. The unit and principals astatine Royall Elementary should beryllium explaining themselves immediately. There is perfectly NO measurement they thought this was OK. 

'Those teachers should person studied nan Mexican civilization and thought this done much thoroughly.'

Royall has astir 40 Hispanic and Latino students retired of 462, according to US News demographic data. 

The schoolhouse is composed wholly of economically disadvantaged pupils and is classed 124th retired of astir 600 South Carolina simple schools. 

'It is pinch regret that we admit that a image that was posted connected our Facebook page yesterday showed an insensitive disregard for nan existent challenges our Hispanic organization faces,' nan schoolhouse said successful a statement.

'At Royall, we return awesome pridefulness successful our long-standing contented of embracing and supporting each student who walks done nan doors of our building. 

'Our unit is unanimously committed to celebrating nan diverseness of our families and ensuring that each and each student astatine Royall is successful, happy, and recognized for his aliases her unsocial civilization and abilities.

'We apologize for our insensitivity but look guardant to fostering relationships arsenic we statesman a caller schoolhouse year.'

Florence Schools Superintendent Dr. Richard O'Malley besides addressed nan 'inappropriate' post.

'Today this matter has been thoroughly investigated and those who contributed to this arena person been held accountable for their decision-making and actions,' he said. 

'There is nary room for thing of this quality successful our schools and I will not tolerate it successful our schoolhouse district.'