An Ole Miss student caught on camera making monkey noises outside a black student’s apartment has withdrawn from the school, even though she claims she was unaware of her neighbor’s race. 

Alaina Kunes, one of three white college girls caught on video making monkey noises and beating on their chests as they passed by an apartment building, withdrew from the University of Mississippi in response to the harassment she is facing from other students and the local community, TMZ reports.

Her and her friends’ shocking behavior was caught on a Ring camera and posted online. Jakiyra Metcalf, who is also a student at the university, shared the footage online with the caption: ‘What do we have to say about this?’

Metcalf wrote in the comments that the incident unfolded outside her apartment, and she later realized the three girls were her upstairs neighbors. The complex is off-campus, but the university said it leases student housing there. 

Tasha Bolton, Metcalf’s mother, shared online that her daughter is a freshman at the school and lives in the unit with two other black students. 

But Kunes, the first girl who walks by the camera in the video, has said that she did not know who lived in the apartment or the tenants’ races. 

‘I would have never intentionally made those noises or gestures toward a person of color,’ she said in a statement to Action News 5. ‘I have apologized to the women and I pray they will forgive me.’

‘I can never truly understand the pain I have caused them and it was never my intention,’ she continued.

Alaina Kunes, the first girl in the video, has apologized for her actions and said she had no idea who lived in the apartment 

Jakiyra Metcalf, a student at the University of Mississippi, posted the clip on Saturday alongside the caption ‘what do we have to say about this?,’ as the video went viral on TikTok

The other two girls in the video have not been publicly identified 

‘These girls deserve to feel seen and understood and what I did is not a reflection of who I am trying to become.’ 

Kunes said she planned to cooperate with the university’s investigation, adding that she understood the ‘seriousness’ of the situation and was ‘learning from this embarrassing ordeal.’

Ole Miss confirmed to Action News 5 that Kunes was no longer a student. It’s unclear if she withdrew of her own volition or was removed from campus. 

The University of Mississippi has condemned the actions depicted in the video, calling it ‘deeply troubling, hurtful, and unacceptable. 

‘We condemn the behavior as it does not reflect our university’s values or the kind of community we strive to be every day,’ Shawnboda Mead, the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs said in a statement to the campus community.

The second two college students depicted in the video have not publicly identified themselves, although many have speculated about their identities online. 

Kunes and a second girl were seen making monkey noises, banging on their chests and laughing in the footage. The third girl did not make any gestures or noises but seemed to laugh in the video.  

Bethany Joyy, one of the girls living in the apartment, wrote on Facebook that they had spoken to the girls seen in the video once before about them being loud. 

Joyy said the girls apologized, but stomped again after she and her roommates returned to their downstairs apartment.

‘When this [the Ring camera footage] happened, I was sitting on my couch while my roommate and best friend were in her room. We HEARD them making the noises from inside the house,’ she continued.

Bethany Joyy, one of the girls living in the apartment, wrote on Facebook that the girls claimed they were ‘stimming’ and ‘after they apologized, one of the first things that was asked was about if the video was going to be deleted or not’

The university has condemned the actions depicted in the video calling it ‘deeply troubling, hurtful, and unacceptable 

After reviewing the footage, they confronted the girls and “asked them if they did it,” telling them it was ‘disrespectful,’ Joyy said.

‘While we were doing this, the monkey sounds continued. We returned inside. My roommate came into contact with them again and was brushed off. Later on in the night, the first and last girls came and apologized AFTER the video had been uploaded,’ she wrote.

‘They claimed that they were “stimming” and were making animal noises in peoples ring cameras. As u can see in the video, there is another ring camera across the hall that remained untouched. After they apologized, one of the first things that was asked was about if the video was going to be deleted or not.

‘They saw us, and made eye contact with us. We have had conversations with them before and none of them were hostile or anything… We did not make this post to have anyone bashed, nor harassed. We just deserve to feel safe in our home, just as much as anyone else does.’

Joyy said that she and her roommates had always been respectful as neighbors, and that they reported the incident to their property manager and university officials.

The Daily Mail has reached out to the university for an update and the Kunes family for comment.