(CNN) Three professors at the University of South Alabama have been placed on leave after photos surfaced of them wearing and holding racist symbols at a campus event in 2014, according to a statement from the school. In two photos verified by university spokesperson Lance Crawford, one professor is pictured wearing a Confederate soldier's uniform, while two other professors posed with a whip and noose. According to a college statement, the photos were taken at a campus costume party held at the Mitchell College of Business. The three tenured professors placed on leave are Bob Wood, Alex Sharland, and Teresa Weldy, Crawford told CNN. University students created an online petition calling for their firing.

Source: CNN March 09, 2021 06:11 UTC