"Our community passionately and poignantly expressed their concerns about both this recent incident and what they feel has been an ongoing issue with racial discord in Washington Township High School, and, in fact, all of our schools," Bollendorf said in a statement Friday. More: UPDATE: Man charged in Washington Township gas station robbery More: Why did Las Vegas shooting prompt MacArthur protest? More than 300 people attended the three-hour session - the aftermath of racial tension that played out over two days at the school. The Washington Township School District held an emergency community meeting Thursday night to address events that have "many deeply concerned," according to a letter issued by Superintendent Joe Bollendorf. Students launched a peaceful protest Thursday after Washington Township High School's School Violence Awareness Week was disrupted by alleged racial slurs on social media followed by "a disturbance" at the school Wednesday morning, the district reported. Watch Video: Death in police custody prompts protests
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