Senator Eric Pratt (R-Prior Lake) today released the following statement regarding a Prior Lake student’s video that has been circulating social media:

“I am saddened and disappointed to see the reprehensible behavior exhibited by Prior Lake students in recently circulated videos–these hateful statements never have been and never will be welcome in our community,” said Sen. Pratt. “The sentiments stated by the student in the video are absolutely not indicative of our community’s values, and the student should be held accountable for her actions. I grew up in this community–I’ve raised my family in this community, and this display of harmful rhetoric is not indicative of the values of the community I know and love. All students deserve to be supported in times of need, and I am hopeful that Prior Lake High School will take the steps necessary to hold the students involved accountable for their actions. We have to teach our kids to do better.”