Alaina Kunes, a freshman at the University of Mississippi, has withdrawn from the school, a spokesperson for her attorneys said.
WJTV reported that Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona Law Firm released a statement from Kunes on Nov. 11, 2026, saying she was one of the students seen in a viral video making monkey sounds and gestures outside the apartment of three Black students.
The report did not provide additional administrative or disciplinary details from the university, nor did it include further comment from the law firm in the material provided to WJTV.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
