2/25/12 - At least two dozen Milford High School students have been suspended after filming a controversial YouTube video featuring a new Internet dance craze. 18-year-old Alex Larson said he and several friends received three-to five day suspensions after recording a video doing the âHarlem shakeâ, which was shot after school in an empty classroom. It shows the students dancing and one holding a live bird that flaps its wings. It was posted on YouTube and got thousands of views. Larson said they were just having fun and didnât think it would be a big deal. District officials described the video as indecent and vulgar and said the students did receive permission to shoot the video but lied to the teacher about their intent and the purpose of the classroom. A second video that had racially insensitive portions was removed from YouTube. A link to the video, âWhite Boys Making Noiseâ, can be found below. (JM)
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