Fans wear KKK Hoods to High School 'Whiteout' Hockey Game [PHOTO]

High school hockey fans cross the line by sporting KKK-style hoods and robes during the "whiteout" to their North Dakota state tournament semifinal game on Friday.

A picture of the three Red River High students wearing the pointed white hoods and white robes was snapped by 19-year old college student Shane Schuster who witnessed the offensive incident and posted his picture to Twitter, as reported by the LA TImes.

"I thought, 'Are those KKK hoods?' I couldn't believe it,"  Schuster confessed after taking the picture with his cellphone & tweeting it (seen below). "I was shocked," as many other attendees in the crowd were as well.

Sources state that the investigation of this incident that occured at Ralph Englestad Arena in Grand Forks is still underway. The Grand Forks Public Schools athletic director, Mark Rerick, emailed his statement to the Associated Press stating:

"After confirming the incident, we notified the administrators at Red River High School, who immediately began their investigation. To the best of my knowledge, the students have been identified by the Red River administrators, who are continuing their investigation."

The principal from Red River High School released a statement about the episode that has cause much public outrage on the Internet, social media and other news outlets, according to Fox News. The official, who refused to go on camera, said the fans who wore the KKK hoods at the high school game are being "dealt with." However, there is no mention of what action is or will be taken as a result of the "inappropriate attire."

Conflicting reports exist on the length of time that the offensive KKK-style hoods were actually worn. The principal said the three "students" entered Red River's seating area wearing all-white attire like many other attendees, but "donned" the hoods and robes for "less than a minute" after the school scored its first goal.

However, Schuster, the eye witness who snapped the picture now circulating around social media, claims that the outfits were worn for about 10-20 minutes. The students then allegedly removed them before the second period of the game began after others expressed outrage.

As noted in The Examiner, the tradition of wearing all white to a hockey game dates back to when Winnipeg Jets fans wore all white during a 1987 Stanley Cup first-round playoff game against the Calgary Flames in the Winnipeg arena. The tradition has spread to high school and college games.

These three students, whose names have yet to be revealed, took the "whiteout" tradition to the next level by rocking the hoods to the game.