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Two teens kicked out of their elite California Catholic school while falsely accused of wearing blackface have been jointly awarded more than US$1 million (A$1.5 million) after proving it was just a green acne face mask.
The then-students at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View were just 14 when they took a photo during a sleepover in 2017 of them wearing the treatment in solidarity with a friend suffering from severe acne, their lawsuit said, reports the New York Post.
The treatment, bought by one of the boy’s mums, was light green when applied and turned dark green once dry.
Their “innocent” selfie then went viral three years later when it was found and widely shared during the height of the Black Lives Matter protests following the 2020 murder of George Floyd.
The then-students at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View were just 14 when they took a photo during a sleepover in 2017 of them wearing the treatment in solidarity with a friend suffering from severe acne, their lawsuit said, reports the New York Post.
The treatment, bought by one of the boy’s mums, was light green when applied and turned dark green once dry.
Their “innocent” selfie then went viral three years later when it was found and widely shared during the height of the Black Lives Matter protests following the 2020 murder of George Floyd.
