• Two women dropped out of classes at the University of Oklahoma on Monday after a video featuring blackface and the N-word surfaced online. 
• OU President James Gallogly announced on Monday that the women were not expelled but decided to leave at their own will. 
• The women have not been publicly named, though Gallogly said they were sophomores at the school.

Two University of Oklahoma students who were involved in a racist Snapchat video that featured blackface and the N-word have left the school, officials announced on Monday.

In the Snapchat video that was posted on social media last week, a young woman can be seen painting her face black and uttering the racial slur, while another student filmed.

OU President James Gallogly announced on Monday that the women were not expelled and decided to leave at their own will, according to NBC News.

The women have not been publicly identified, though Gallogly said both were sophomores.

"Those students will not return to campus,"Gallogly said in a statement. "This type of behavior is not welcome here and is condemned in the strongest terms by me and by our university."

Gallogly said the women could not be expelled because the video was recorded off campus, which created "legal boundaries" to how OU could respond.

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He called the Snapchat video "demeaning," adding that the women involved were "very surprised by the reaction" to the video.

"Under the circumstances, they could see that our culture rejects this kind of behavior in no uncertain terms," he said. "I think it became very clear to them that this type behavior is not only local news, but state news and national news."

OU's chapter of Delta Delta Delta, a sorority in which one of the women was involved, condemned the behavior and said the woman is no longer part of the organization. 

London Moore, president of OU's Tri Delta, said in a statement: "The behavior documented in this video is abhorrent and is in no way consistent with Tri Delta’s ideals. To those students directly impacted by this senseless act of racism, we are deeply sorry, and we know that is not enough."

The University of Oklahoma's Black Student Association issued a statement saying it was "not surprised" by the video and called on school officials to take action. 

The school is still investigating to see if other students were involved in the making of the video.

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