Background to the assault Jena Six
1 background assault 1.1 noose hanging 1.2 repercussions 1.3 school arson, fight, , confrontation background assault jena high school at jena high school, 10% of students black , 90% white, reflecting population of town of jena, has 3,000 people. reporting indicated students of different races seldom sat together, instance in cafeteria, although has been disputed. according reports of school environment, black students when outside typically sat on bleachers near auditorium, while white students sat under large tree in center of school courtyard, referred white tree or prep tree . according of school s teachers , administrators, tree in question not white tree, , students of races had sat under @ 1 time or another. at school assembly held on august 31, 2006, black male freshman asked principal whether sit under tree. according donald washington, united states attorney western district of louisiana, principal said question posed in jocular fashion . principal told students sit wh