Photos Surface Of Baltimore Students Wearing Racially Offensive Costumes

RadioOnFire.com - Some photos are being shared on social media around Baltimore have two private schools reacting this morning.

WBAL has received a response this morning from both the Gilman School and Roland Park Country School after photos showed up of a student from each school dressed in Halloween costumes that are racially offensive.

WARNING: Some may find the images offensive:

One photo shows a teenage boy and girl with what look like prison uniforms with a caption which features the N word.

There is another single photo of a young man with a prison uniform and the name Freddie Gray on the back of it.

Officials at both private schools say they are taking the situation seriously. 

Here a joint statement that was released from Gilman School and Roland Park Country School:

We recently learned of a set of photos, one of which includes a Gilman School student and Roland Park Country School student, that contain highly inappropriate captions, and that are spreading fast through social media. As we quickly try to learn the facts, here is what we know:

The two photographs were taken at different functions and combined together in one social media post.

The young man shown in the picture with the young lady, is not the same young man who is seen in the single photo bearing the name “Freddie Gray” on his outfit.

The persons who wrote the captions seen in the pictures are not students at either one of our schools.

The young man who took the photo of the two minors is not a student at either one of our schools.

The young man who combined the two photos and posted them on social media is not a student at either one of our schools.

Know that we take any situation involving our students seriously, and this is no exception. Please understand that many involved in this situation are minors and we respectfully remind you of this as we work through the details.

Photos obtained by WBAL NewsRadio 1090.