A month ago, the “East is Beast” Instagram account — a student-run school spirit page with more than 700 followers — posted a racial attack on Hispanic families at a soccer game, encouraging fans to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement on SM West attendees. As later shared by West students in the first Youth Equity Stewardship meeting of the year, several families immediately left the game, fearing for their safety. In the following week, I saw a surge of momentum from several SM East clubs condemning the situation in dozens of social media statements, resulting in the removal of the account. It’s great to see the amount of energy our school can channel against these kinds of hateful acts. But was the page taken down because a student — still anonymous and enrolled at our school — felt remorse and realized their hateful actions could potentially shatter families? To read more, click the link in bio. #storybymichaelyi #designbycarolinebeal #artbyfrancescalorusso