A young man from Florida hoped to impress a potential prom date with a sign reading "IF I WAS BLACK I'D BE PICKING COTTON,BUT I'M WRITE SO I'M PICKING U 4 Prom?"
Acting principal Kathy Wilks sent this message to parents:
"We want to make everyone aware of a student's social media post that has caused a very concerning situation. It involves one of our seniors and his 'promposal' to another student.
"It was racial in nature and administration became aware of it last night. Many who saw the post are understandably upset with its contents as well as the subsequent commentary to the post. Riverview High School absolutely does not condone or support the message conveyed in this post."
It isn't clear from the story if the target of his romantic proposal agreed to go to prom with him.
