A student at a Fulsom, California, high school has riled up the school's administration for their yearbook quote calling white classmates "crackers."

According to The Sacramento Bee, the controversy stemmed from a Folsom High School graduate's yearbook quote pointing out the school's majority white student body. The quote was written by a Black graduating senior in December and was not supposed to be part of the yearbook.

“Going to this school helped me discover my cracker allergy,” the quotation read.

The brother of the girl at the center of the controversy told the Bee she earned a 3.8 GPA, has a great sense of humor and tends to be sarcastic on occasion. He graduated from the high school a decade ago.

Her sibling also recalled to The Bee, instances in which white students waved Trump-themed flags in 2016. Throughout the course of her high school career, students frequently touched her hair uninvited. The brother also criticized the administration for putting his sister in possible danger.

“These are adults, but they lack awareness in understanding that they actively endanger my sister,” the brother said. “Sometimes I wish they would save that discomfort and offense to things that go unreported,” he said.

Folsom High Principal Howard Cadenhead has condemned the unnamed student for her alleged bigotry toward white students. He, along with other yearbook staff are attempting to fix the issue by covering the quote with stickers and deleting mistakes with acetone.

“We are already working to improve our editing and reviewing process so we can ensure that these mistakes do not happen again,” Cadenhead said in his email. “I am disappointed that this yearbook did not meet our high standards, but we will work hard to ensure that future yearbooks exceed expectations.”

Recent graduate Saud Nasiyr told The Bee when he was the leader of the Black Student Union that he felt alienated for being Black. In a few instances, he was stereotyped by campus security.

“Some people have been uncomfortable with how I look, how I talk, and how to treat me,” he said. “I have been stereotyped. I have made a lot of friends, but it’s a better environment when there is a lot of diversity.”

According to data on the student body, there are reportedly only about 70 Black students out of the 2,400 students attending. Folsom is often ranked in the top 1% of high schools in the nation.

The Folsom Cordova Unified School District released a statement promising to change the yearbook review process. There will be an administrator put in place to oversee and make sure incidents like these don't occur again.

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