A Catholic High School in Mountain View, CA expelled two students in 2020 for allegedly wearing blackface. The families of the two boys sued and this week they won a $1 million judgment against the school. Why did the jury side with the boys? Because the photo in question showed them wearing a dark green facemask used for acne.
A Santa Clara County jury has awarded $1 million and tuition reimbursement to two former students who sued an elite Catholic high school in Mountain View, saying administrators forced them out over an alleged blackface photo that actually showed teens masked in acne medication.
The jury sided with the plaintiffs on two claims against Saint Francis High School, for breach of oral contract and lack of due process, said Frank Hughes, the father of one of the students. However, Hughes said, he and the other plaintiffs lost on three other claims alleging breach of…
