Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The valedictorian of Emmett J. Conrad High School in Dallas says her speech was cut short for mentioning young black shooting victims (Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice), who she says became “victims of injustice.”
Rooha Hagha tweeted a video of the controversial moment:
my valedictorian speech was cut short because i said the names of black children who had become victims of police brutality. our principal signaled for my mic to be turned off as soon as i said “trayvon martin and tamir rice” and played it off as a technical difficulty. pathetic. pic.twitter.com/9upW3dZ7Mg
— روحا (@ItsRoohaHaghar) June 3, 2019
She says that the principal Temesghen Asmerom signaled for her microphone to be cut off and then played if off as a technical difficulty.
According to the Dallas Morning News, the principal had previously removed the names from the speech out of concern that it would “send the wrong message.”
The student had moved to the u.s. from iran because of religious persecution.
(Copyright 2019 WBAP/KLIF 24/7 News. This report contains material from the Dallas Morning News)
