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High school in Santa Barbara rocked by blackface TikTok post. NAACP calls for 'systemic change'

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Terry Castleman, as published by Los Angeles Times - California · October 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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Four students at San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara posted a TikTok in which their faces were artificially darkened. School officials said the students would face consequences.

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Summary created by	The Los Angeles Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	Terry Castleman, as published by Los Angeles Times - California
Original story	Read at the source
Source published	Oct 2, 2026
AI assistance	Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text
Prepublication human review	No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples

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