Rainey Briggs, the Black superintendent who was pushed by a white dad at a high school graduation to prevent him from shaking his daughter’s hand, is speaking out about his experience.
On May 31, Matthew Eddy barged onto the stage at Baraboo High School’s graduation as his daughter was shaking hands with school officials. As she approached Briggs, the father jumped on stage, grabbed the superintendent by his arm and dragged him away from his daughter, viral video of the incident shows.
