Video Showed Edina Students Mock Asians, Use Nazi Salute: Reports

EDINA, MN — A video posted to social media earlier this week showed a group of Edina High School students mocking Asians with fake accents, while one made a Nazi salute, according to multiple reports.

EHS Principal Andy Beaton sent a letter to families Monday about the video, calling it “culturally insensitive” and saying it “disrupted our school environment.”

Beaton told families the district investigated the video and “took appropriate action in alignment with district policy and protocols,” but he did not disclose if the students would face any disciplinary action.

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“We understand that this has caused harm to members of our school community, and will create a space for students to speak about how this has impacted them,” Beaton said Monday in his message.

Beaton and Superintendent Stacie Stanley sent a second message Thursday, telling families they understand “news about a racially targeted and harmful video involving a few EHS students is distressing.”

“We want you to know that we understand the hurt this has caused in our community, especially among our Asian and Jewish members,” Beaton and Stanley wrote. “There is no place for this kind of action or thinking in a community that is striving to be open and welcoming to all.”

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The administrators reiterated that they took “immediate action” when they learned of the video Monday but said they could not provide any details about what discipline the students face, if any, calling that information “private data.”

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