Carly Nguyen, a senior at UMass Boston, says students from nearby Boston College High School yelled racial slurs at her and her mother while they were walking near campus. Nguyen posted video of the encounter to TikTok, where it received hundreds of thousands of views. BC High confirmed it is investigating and called the alleged behavior “entirely unacceptable” and contradictory to the school’s mission. No students have been publicly identified. No disciplinary action has been announced.
Cynthia Choi of Stop AAPI Hate noted that nearly 50% of Asian Americans surveyed report experiencing discrimination. BC High, a private Jesuit Catholic school for boys in Boston, said it cannot share specifics about discipline due to privacy laws. The investigation is ongoing. Nguyen, who was walking with her mother, has been harassed online since posting the video. The students who did it have not been.