Md. principal gave 'Rogue Boys' permission to film music video in school, group says

Publish date: 2024-05-17

GAMBRILLS, Md. (CITC) — The group behind the explicit music video filmed inside Maryland's Arundel High School last month says they received permission from the principal to use the school for their video shoot.

The music video, titled "Wanna Be Remix," was posted to YouTube by the account "Rogue Boys" on April 25. The video, which has received nearly 50,000 views, contains profanity and references to sex, violence and drugs. It also shows male and female individuals engaging in faux physical fights and grinding on each other, with some of the females scantily dressed.

Members of "Rogue Boys" include King Julian, Makaih Santi, Jordan Daboo and Siah Bando. None of the four are current Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) students.

King Julian told Crisis in the Classroom (CITC) Tuesday the group obtained permission to film at Arundel High School from principal Gina Davenport. He credited strong relationships group members built with Davenport while attending the school.

Our page is not like super huge, but our page is all over the place. She knows our Instagram handles and she knows the name of our group," King Julian said. "I can't say if she knew what we were about to do or not, but I feel like there wasn't a whole lot of work that needed to be done to see what kind of videos we make."

Four days after the video was posted to YouTube, a letter was sent to Arundel High School families notifying them of it, according to King Julian. He says Davenport then emailed the group asking them to take the video down, but news of the video spread before they could "react."

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"This is how we make our money, so we were kind of put in a sticky situation because now it's like, well, we got permission to do this video," King Julian told CITC. "We didn't break into the school or do it without anyone's permission."

He added that "Rogue Boys" does not want to "get Ms. Davenport in trouble," noting that was never "the goal."

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The AACPS school board approved a new principal for Arundel High School on May 1, with that appointment taking effect on June 26. AACPS Chief Communications Officer Bob Mosier told CITC last week Davenport's next appointment has not been determined, saying the change "is not connected in any way to the video issue."

Jenn Whitlock, a mother of a current AACPS high schooler, is concerned about where the district may move Davenport next, citing accountability doubts.

Even if this situation is proven that she ... really and truly did not allow access, she's culpable," Whitlock told CITC. "That is her building ... She has to take responsibility."

CITC reached out to both Davenport and AACPS for comment, but has not received responses. This story will be updated if responses are received.

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