Racist Dad Disrupts Graduation By Attacking Black Official

Last week, the graduation ceremony at Baraboo High School was disrupted when Matt Eddy, the father of one of the students, rushed the stage and attacked Superintendent Rainey Briggs. Eddy is white and Briggs is Black.

Madison.com described Eddy as "forcibly pulling the district superintendent away from his daughter as she crossed the stage." Traditionally, when students graduate high school, they shake hands with the principal and district leaders.

A video of the ceremony recorded the father as he shouted, "That's my daughter!"

At one point, he was heard shouting, "I don't want her touching him!"

Superintendent Rainey Briggs then said, "You better get up off me man. Get away from me bro."

The video shows the daughter, clad in a blue cap and gown, shocked and putting her hand to her forehead. She moves her tassel to the left side and walks away as three police officers step in to take the man off stage.

Eddy's defenders say that the attack was because Eddy was upset by the way the school district handled bullying incidents against his daughter. However, the video clearly shows that Eddy was targeting Briggs by the way Eddy had to dodge other people to get to him.

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