A video showing Alabama high school students drinking and using racist slurs at an off-campus gathering surfaced on social media over the weekend.

In the video, shared on Facebook and other platforms, a group of white students are going back and forth talking about the Holocaust, about Jewish people, and about African-Americans, using the n-word multiple times in a derogatory manner.

"F--- n------'s, f--- Jews," one boy says.

“Jews are fine because they’re white,” a girl says. “We just need the n----'s gone.”

The teens attend schools in Hoover, a suburb south of Birmingham.

Hoover City Councilman Derrick Murphy said, “I am saddened by the words and thoughts of these children. There is no excuse for hate speech; or hate for that matter. This does not represent our city.”

Hoover Superintendent Kathy Murphy, who is not related to the councilman, told AL.com, “We are exceptionally sad and disappointed that this would either be the attitude of some of our young people or whatever would prompt them to have such conversations.”

The father of one of the students, Gordon Stewart, issued an apology for his daughter’s behavior on his business’ social media accounts. Stewart is the owner of Hoover Toyota.

Superintendent Murphy said she held a conference call early Monday morning with both Hoover and Spain Park high school principals, confirming the students are enrolled in the school system. Murphy was sent the video around 11 p.m. Sunday night, she said.

Any disciplinary action would take into account that the event happened off of school property. “To the extent that a matter happens off campus and has some residual impact in the school itself,” Murphy said, will affect what action is taken.

"It certainly speaks to the work we have before us," she said.

The father of one of the students, Gordon Stewart, issued an apology for his daughter’s behavior on his business’ social media accounts. Stewart is the owner of Hoover Toyota.

An important message from Gordon Stewart, Owner of Hoover Toyota. Posted by Hoover Toyota on Monday, March 4, 2019

Spain Park High School senior Unique Simpson, in a statement to AL.com, said, “Honestly, I am so sick and tired of going through this same routine at Spain Park High School.” Simpson, who is African-American, said multiple incidents have happened at the school that she feels have not been handled well by administrators. “I’ve been through so many personal experiences," she said. "This needs to stop.”

Spain Park is a 1,600-student ninth- through 12th-grade school, one of two high schools in the 13,900-student district. The school has a student body that is 61 percent white, 22 percent black, 6 percent Asian, 6 percent Hispanic, and 5 percent mixed-race.

Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato issued a statement on Twitter Monday afternoon, saying “The City of Hoover condemns racism and hatred in every form and at any place or time. We are deeply disturbed by a video that is currently circulating on social media. Our city is a place for all people to live, work and play in a safe environment.”

The composition of the student body district-wide is 55 percent white, 25 percent black, 8 percent Hispanic, 7 percent Asian and 5 percent multi-race. Just under 20 percent of Spain Park High School’s student body is eligible for free or reduced-price meals, according to numbers provided by the Alabama State Department of Education.

Spain Park High School principal Larry Giangrosso could not be reached for comment prior to the publication of this article.

Superintendent Murphy said the district’s director of equity and educational initiatives, Terry Lamar is “pulling us to the table for us to have some very critical and very courageous conversations about race relations in our schools and in our city.” Lamar is directing the district’s efforts to meet obligations of a federal school desegregation order resulting from a 1965 court case.

Murphy said she recognizes that Hoover is not the only place dealing with race issues. “Schools end up being a microcosm of something much bigger,” she said. “We want to be advocates for making sure we are respecting all children.”

The city is still dealing with the aftermath of the shooting of E.J. Bradford on Thanksgiving night, where a white Hoover policeman shot Bradford, an African-American, inside the Riverchase Galleria mall. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said in February the shooting was justified. The shooting led to protests in Hoover.

A Hoover High School teacher resigned in 2018 after using a racial slur to describe a student’s music choice during school.

“As a parent,” Councilman Murphy said, “I sincerely pray for all of the parents represented in the video---whether they are also struggling with the same hate or are simply blindsided by the children’s thoughts, I have full confidence in school leadership on handling this situation.”

The district sent the following in an email to parents and media Monday afternoon:

We have been made aware of a recently posted video that features Hoover School System students who appear to be engaged in disturbing conduct. The activity apparently took place this past weekend at a private residence. Although it was not part of any school function, the conduct in question is in direct conflict with our school system’s values and its mission. Our school administrators are carefully investigating the situation in order to assess our options under the Code of Student Conduct. In the meantime, the Hoover school community may be assured that the Board, together with its administrative and instructional staff, remains steadfastly committed to maintaining and strengthening a school culture that encourages and embraces diversity, inclusiveness, and tolerance.

Updated at 12:55 p.m. to include descriptive information about the student body in the school and the district. Updated at 1:00 p.m. to include the statement from Hoover City Schools. Updated at 2:10 p.m. to include statement from Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato. This story was updated at 8:30 p.m. to include an apology from Gordon Stewart, owner of Hoover Toyota. Reporter Jonece Starr Dunigan contributed to this article.