A Black campus safety supervisor at Tamalpais High School has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the school district of violating state and federal laws by failing to inform him about a racist video that circulated among students before a violent incident last fall.
Kenneth Wayne Price, 46, sustained a serious injury to his left shoulder on October 6, 2023, while responding to reports of students lingering near a boys’ restroom. Unaware of heightened racial tensions stemming from the video, Price intervened in a fight between two Black and two White students, which erupted after he instructed them to return to class, according to the lawsuit. His attempt to de-escalate the situation left him injured.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco, alleges that Price would have handled the incident differently had he been informed about the six-second video, which had already sparked unrest among students. The video, reportedly filmed in late August, featured a male student repeating a racial slur while laughing, joined by another student. Initially shared among a small group, the video spread widely across the student body, fueling tensions.
