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“I’m Hispanic and he loves my family like no guy had ever loved my family. He is the least racist person I know,” Cortes said. “What he did was a mistake and was something any young person could have done.”
“I understand students are upset. I just think it is an unfortunate situation. People say things they don’t mean all the time — this time it just blew up,” Morgan Campbell said.**Editors note: On Dec 5 this story was updated from a previous version to clarify that the no-contact order is issued to Tysen Campbell.
