Students demanded justice for Justin Johnson and called attention to racial incidents they said have gone unaddressed.
Students in the Central Dauphin School District protested Friday afternoon outside the administration building, calling for justice for a sophomore who died last week.Justin Johnson, 16, died April 26 after being found unresponsive in his home.Earlier that night, he was seen on security video being chased by other teens.Racially charged language was heard on the video.
We want to call out the kids who were involved in that. And we just want to make everyone aware that this can't be tolerated any longer, and if the adults aren't going to do something about it, then we are,' organizer Grace Akande said.'It makes me angry. It makes me upset because no, we can't get rid of racism, but there can be a way to solve it and solve the problems because you shouldn't be taught that those things are OK to say,' organizer Eva Gurmain said.
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