A predominantly white Houston high school has cancelled the remaining day of its spirit week after receiving flack for hosting a 'thug day' for rising senior week.

Approximately 30 students at Memorial High School in Hedwig Village dressed as 'thugs' for the special day by wearing chains, jerseys, sported fake tattoos and even put their hair in cornrows.

As of 2017, the school is said to be 66% white with just 2% of students identifying as black.

'Memorial High School's 'thug' day for rising senior spirit week... yes this ACTUALLY happened TODAY at an actual high school but y'all keep saying 'racism isnt a problem anymore'... right alright,' said a woman who initially shared photos of the day.

Approximately 30 students at Memorial High School in Hedwig Village dressed as 'thugs' for the special day, prompting the Houston school to cancel the remaining spirit days

'Memorial High School's 'thug' day for rising senior spirit week... yes this ACTUALLY happened TODAY at an actual high school but y'all keep saying 'racism isnt a problem anymore'... right alright,' said a woman who initially shared photos of the day

Her post has been shared almost 17,000 times and has brought a series of comments from previous students sharing that the school has a history of insensitive days

Her post has been shared almost 17,000 times and has brought a series of comments from previous students sharing that the school has a history of insensitive days.

The same initial poster shared images from 2015 that show that the theme has been carried out for a few years

The same initial poster shared images from 2015 that show that the theme has been carried out for a few years.

A former student then shared that her peers raised concerns about the 'mean spirited' days in 2016 but that admin failed to act. The alum also noted criticism for another theme - called 'fiesta day' - also fell on deaf ears.

'This has been an issue that admin hasn't said anything about for at least 4 years. It was only when the racism caught attention outside of SBISD this year did Lisa Weir cancel the theme,' said the user. 'She doesn't care about students of color that confronted her 4 years ago abt 'fiesta day'.'

Alum Paige Moskowitz shared that the school even hosted a 'Seniorita' day.

Alum Paige Moskowitz shared that the school even hosted a 'Seniorita' day

Another former student shared: 'And this is why my senior year was my worst year of high school. Memorial high school-- do better. When I transferred to your school RACISM and CLASSISM was the biggest issue and I see you've done nothing about it! And probably never will!'

A former student then shared that her peers raised concerns about the 'mean spirited' days in 2016 but that admin failed to act

'Still on the topic of memorial high school theme days bc it's absolutely awful - my year there was a 'señoritas' day when people literally pretended to be border control & brought a lawn mower to school & asked people in exaggerated accents if they wanted their lawns mowed,' she added.

Another former student shared: 'And this is why my senior year was my worst year of high school. Memorial high school-- do better. When I transferred to your school RACISM and CLASSISM was the biggest issue and I see you've done nothing about it! And probably never will!

Monica Day, a former student at the school, stated that the thug day was referred to as 'senior swag day' when she was a student at the school.

A group of students - now alums - pose for a photo and can be seen wearing bandannas with their getup

Monica Day, a former student at the school, stated that the thug day was referred to as 'senior swag day' when she was a student at the school

She also said that secret flyers for the day would also be shared by students at the school, KHOU reports.

One student at the school shared that students who saw the posts on Snapchat had issues with the theme.

'I saw a lot of people from other schools reposting this and talking about how inappropriate it is,' she said.

Administrators at the school sent a statement home to parents and admitted that they had approved the day.

Administrators at the school sent a statement home to parents and admitted that they had approved the day

'Memorial High School has a longstanding tradition for its rising juniors to have special dress days during the week before finals to celebrate the fact that this student class will soon be seniors,' they said in the statement. 'MHS junior class officers worked together with students and administrators to create approved Monday-Friday dress-up themes: Hippie, Jersey, 2000s, USA/America, Hawaiian.

'On Tuesday, some rising juniors wore inappropriate dress and body/hair decorations as part of an alternative, unapproved response to the theme day. As a shared expectation about the theme was clearly violated, MHS has cancelled all remaining dress theme days for the remainder of this week.

'While the majority of rising juniors followed the approved dress theme on Tuesday, any instance of an inappropriate or offensive dress violation will not be tolerated. Students found to be in violation of the Student Code of Conduct and dress code will be given a consequence.

'MHS is focused today on preparing all students for finals and ending the school year well.'