Desert Vista High School 16440 South 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85048

"Great school! I personally achieved 18 college credits from the two years I attended. Best teachers and curriculum that I have attended. Excellent biotechnology and chemistry programs. Definitely the best school in the district. No inherent sense of racism exists. There is FAR more racism at all of the schools in the district compared to this one. Wish it was an open campus for lunch though.."

"I attended this school for two years and even grew up with a majority of the students there. I can tell you that out of everyone I met, not a single individual was racist. Ignorant? Slightly. Hateful towards someone for their ethnicity? No. Were there racist or judgmental people there? Most likely, as there are in every school. But the problem here is those girls thought they were being funny by posting that picture. They are ignorant and oblivious to the consequences their actions have. You shouldn't blame or hate on the school for the actions of a few. This school gives its students an excellent education. Teachers and staff members make sure they do their job well. If you're looking for someone or something to point fingers at, then look at their ignorance and lack of discipline. And for those who are wondering, why would the staff allow those students to wear those shirts? Well, they were part the entire senior class who wore shirts with letters and asterisks. In their pictures they had everyone posing together to spell something along the lines of "best class of twenty sixteen" or something. Its not like they wore those shirts to school just so they could do this, they were a select few out of a group who thought it would be funny to spell a racial slur."

"I see the outrage over the t-shirt spelling incident but these girls lives are ruined. Parents, please use this incident as a teaching moment. The girls names are plastered all over the net which will never go away. Everyone from potential boyfriends to employers will Google them and it'll be over. They can go to college, but will never receive a job offer from any company that conducts a search. No explanation will be given as to why they never get the jobs they apply for - they will simply get passed over. The real lesson? These girls are probably not racists. They are guilty only of felony stupidity but in the age of the net, felony stupidity can and will ruin your life."

"I hope those young girls learned their lesson after taking that photo. I went to a high where it was predominantly African American students but we also had Caucasian students. Not once did we every throw racial slurs or said anything out of line. We always looked at each other as family no matter what. My nanny was a Caucasian women. So all I'm saying is teach these children to love one another."