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   Atlanta (CNN) -- Students at a school outside Atlanta were in   
   hot water Wednesday after they reportedly hung a banner from   
   their school's roof that read, "N---a We Made It."   
      
   The sign at South Forsyth High School may have been meant to   
   celebrate graduation, but struck many as offensive.   
      
   "This morning, without our knowledge, students placed a   
   derogatory sign with a verse from a song by Drake on our school   
   as a senior prank," Principal Jeff Cheney said in a note to   
   parents, referring to the rapper Drake.   
      
   "We removed it as soon as it was brought to our attention and   
   deeply apologize for their behavior. This is unacceptable, and I   
   promise you that the students will receive the appropriate   
   consequences for their actions," the principal said.   
      
   Susan Newsome, a parent of a student at the school in Cumming,   
   Georgia, said she first heard about the banner from the   
   principal's e-mail.   
      
   "South Forsyth has a very diverse population, so I was surprised   
   and disappointed to hear that some students would think this   
   banner was acceptable. It's hard to know the intentions behind   
   the actions of these students, but I can't help but think that   
   they knew it would cause controversy," she said.   
      
   More than 70% of the student population at South Forsyth High   
   School is white, while more than 10% is Hispanic, 12% is Asian   
   and less than 5% is black, according to school statistics.   
      
   "Hopefully the actions today have initiated a lot of dinner   
   conversation about how senior pranks should be lighthearted and   
   clever, not mean-spirited and destructive," Newsome added.   
      
   According to CNN affiliate WSB, the banner wasn't the only prank   
   seniors pulled at the school. Students also reportedly turned a   
   hallway into a slip and slide and put a for-sale sign on   
   Cheney's car.   
      
   The principal told the affiliate that some pranks are fun, while   
   others are just not acceptable.   
      
   "There's many things I can live with, but the banner was what   
   most offended me and our school. Even though it's a popular song   
   lyric that you appreciate and like doesn't mean the whole world   
   and our society in general are going to appreciate that," Cheney   
   said.   
      
   http://us.cnn.com/2014/05/14/us/georgia-school-n-word-   
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