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A Jesuit Dallas Grad Appears To Have Led Racist University Of Oklahoma Chant

Demonstrators gather outside Evans Hall on the University of Oklahoma campus Monday morning to protest the video with racist chants allegedly performed by Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members.
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Demonstrators gather outside Evans Hall on the University of Oklahoma campus Monday morning to protest the video with racist chants allegedly performed by Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members.

The president of a Dallas prep school says it appears a graduate is one of the University of Oklahoma students leading a racist chant captured on video during a fraternity event.

A letter posted on the Jesuit Dallas website by school president MikeEarsingdoes not identify the student. ButEarsingsays he is appalled by the actions in the video and extremely hurt by the pain it has caused the community. He says everyone at Jesuit Dallas is committed to a culture of justice and equality.

Message from the President. pic.twitter.com/Bud5zjdQZ5— Jesuit Dallas (@jesuitdallas) March 10, 2015

University of Oklahoma President David Boren announced today that two students have been expelled over the video, which shows several people on a bus participating in a chant that included a racial slur.

I have acted today to expel two students who were leaders in the singing of a racist chant. See press release - DBo pic.twitter.com/VypOiVqXi7— David Boren (@President_Boren) March 10, 2015

It's not clear if the Jesuit Dallas graduate was one of the suspended students.

KGOU, the NPR member station in Norman, Oklahoma, has more details.

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