Summary
An altered image circulated online that placed a Huguenot High School football player’s face over a photo of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old Black student-athlete from Mississippi who was found dead after a July 4th boating trip. Midlothian High School said the image was created off campus by a Midlothian student using a personal device; the school said the student was not a member of the Midlothian football team.
Chesterfield and Richmond NAACP branches and the schools condemned the post and called for action, with NAACP leaders questioning how off-campus online student conduct is handled. The school has not publicly said whether the student faced discipline; Chesterfield County Police said they are aware of the post but are not conducting a criminal investigation at this time.