Cell phone video taken at a Florida high school has gone viral and sparked national outrage. In it, a group of students harass members of the Bartram Trail High School Gay-Straight Alliance, deface the pride flag, and are seen waving makeshift Confederate flags.The St.
Augustine Record reports that fellow students filmed the video last week. It spread across social media and prompted police to open an investigation into the incident.The footage shows a group of students outside the high school harassing classmates with anti-queer statements such as “There’s only two genders … ” and, “Y’all have a mental illness.” Other footage of the incident shows the same group of bullying students kicking and stomping on the pride flag while waving.