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A SHOCKING video has captured children chanting a racist slogan at their Latino classmates following the election of Donald Trump.

The clip shows children sitting in a lunch hall and shouting “build that wall” as others look on while their Latino classmates are left crying.

 Children at Royal Oak Middle School bully their Latino classmates
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Children at Royal Oak Middle School bully their Latino classmatesCredit: Facebook / Dee Perez-Scott

The shocking incident at Royal Oak Middle School in Michigan .

Dee wrote: “This happened today at Royal Oak Middle School in Royal Oak, Michigan.

"It is so sad. Latino children were crying. The taunts, the “build that wall” with such bullying power and hate from children to children. Just horrifying!”

The clips was recorded by 12-year-old Josie Ramon who told the that “tears were running down my face”.

She added: “I was so upset. A friend went to the bathroom crying. Everybody was chanting along with it.

“She was scared. She looked really upset. I felt really bad for her.”

 They chanted a Trump slogan of 'build that wall'
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They chanted a Trump slogan of 'build that wall'Credit: Facebook / Dee Perez-Scott

She continued: “I knew I wanted evidence I could show my mom. It’s so unbelievably wrong. I had no tolerance of it so I recorded it.”

The video has clocked up over 10 million views, 25,000 comments and 150,000 shares on social media.

In a : “We are committed to providing a safe, secure, and supportive learning environment for all students.

“We addressed this incident when it occurred. We are addressing it today.

“We are working with our students to help them understand the impact of their words and actions on others in their school community.”

Michigan was one of the mid-west states to go red for Trump during his surprise electoral victory on Tuesday night.

Building a wall on the United States’ southern border with Mexico has been one of Trump’s key pledges during the campaign.

He has controversially claimed that Mexico had been sending rapists and drug dealers to the US and assumed only some of the Latinos were “good people”.


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