A school district in Wisconsin is investigating and considering legal action against several students after they were photographed allegedly giving the Nazi salute.
An image of the students went viral this week, although it was shot in the spring, said the Baraboo School District said. It was posted on Twitter on Nov. 12.
The Baraboo Police Department stated that it’s “aware of a controversial photo of a group of high school students that has been posted to social media.”
She said it means students can’t leave school premises unless they have permission from a parent and approval through the school’s office.
Democratic Governor-elect Tony Evers also weighed in on the matter, saying the salute has “no place in Wisconsin.”
“As elected officials, we have a responsibility to lead by example for a generation growing up in a climate where they see this behavior condoned,” Evers said. “I will be in contact with Barbaoo officials, but we must all be clear: intolerance and bigotry must never be tolerated, in our schools or anywhere else.”