Wisconsin High School Student Wears Ku Klux Klan Uniform for Class Presentation

A performer in the Klu Klux Klan dance number stands on stage during the 'Jerry Springer: The Opera' photocall at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

A Wisconsin high school student wore a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) uniform during his english class presentation the morning of April 18, stirring uproar from school officials and fellow students alike.

The student, who remains unnamed, wore the KKK outfit while talking about crime in the 1920s at Westosha Central High School located on 75th Street in Salem.

He's not wearing it to recess. He's wearing it for educational purposes.

— Jack Harris, local resident

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Others, however, like Brett Sandberg, an alumnus of Westosha Central High School, says she just “can’t believe” someone would wear the costume. She thinks “it should have been shown instead of worn." 

Westosha Central High School (Google Maps)

According to Albrecht, because the student wore the KKK uniform, it has given the impression that students at the school are racist.

“The social media part is just as hurtful,” Albrecht told the Daily News.

“Unfortunately, what’s happened is so many people have jumped on the bandwagon.”