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Man holding ‘It’s OK to be white’ sign spotted near Virginia Beach middle school

Posted at 3:34 PM, Feb 11, 2019
and last updated 2019-02-11 17:43:37-05

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – A man holding a sign that read “It’s OK to be white” was spotted standing near Plaza Middle School in Virginia Beach Monday morning.

Photo: Toni K.

A spokesperson with Virginia Beach Public Schools said he was seen around 8:45 a.m.

The spokesperson said the man was on public property, not school property.

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A School Resource Officer from Plaza Middle went outside several minutes later to speak to the man, but he was gone.