OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - A recruiter from Oklahoma Christian University was fired following an exercise he decided to implement at Harding Charter Preparatory in Oklahoma City.
At Harding Charter Preparatory High School, college recruiters stop by all the time, but this gym assembly was different.
“He barely talked about the school itself,” Rio Brown said.
"I could already see through his BS basically,” Korey Todd said. “He was a white man.”
A man representing Oklahoma Christian University left the 11th grade class stunned.
“He was like, 'Let's play a little game,'” Todd said. "He said, 'Okay, everyone now line up from darkest to lightest skin complexion.'”
"He said, 'Okay, who is going to line up the fastest,'” Brown said.
Then, the juniors were told to shuffle again.
"He told us nappiest hair in the back and straighter hair in the front,” Brown said.
"That's when I felt uncomfortable like, 'Okay, this isn't right,'” Todd said.
"Teachers left,” Brown said. “They were crying and they were offended. Their faces just look disgusted. I know they had a talk with him after, like, 'That's not okay.'"
According to Oklahoma Christian University, the recruiter was fired shortly after. The university released the following statement to KFOR:
The principal at Harding Charter Prep also admitted all of it was true, releasing this statement, saying:
"I hope it is a wake-up call because many people at the school need to hear how we feel,” Brown said.
Oklahoma Christian University officials also tells KFOR they will be making a personal visit on Monday to apologize to the entire campus.