"My Son Is a Target of Racist Remarks. His School Refuses to Take Proper Action."

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My Son Is a Target of Racist Remarks. His School Refuses to Take Proper Action.
Parenting advice on bullying, racism, and homework.
3:58 PM · Oct 14, 2022

https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/10/bullied-parenting-racism.html


My son is a Black tween who recently entered middle school. The school has a little over half minority enrollment, but only 11 percent of that is made up of Black students, and the neighborhood where the school is located is historically white.

Just a few days into starting at his new school, another student said something extremely racist to him. We immediately called the administration, and they spoke to my son and the other student, who copped to what he said and apologized. They also called the student’s parents but there were no further consequences. My son felt comfortable with how the situation was handled but the very next day, a different student called him the n-word.

Our son reported what had happened to a nearby teacher whom he didn’t know, but he said the teacher pulled the offender aside and spoke to him for a few minutes and there was no further action. When we called the administration, this time even more outraged and concerned, we found out this teacher never even reported the incident.

The administration told us they would speak with our son about the incident that day. They didn’t. When two days went by without anyone asking him about what happened, we insisted on a meeting to find out how they were intending to handle this incident. They pawned us off on the guidance counselor until we demanded to speak to a dean.

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[ProfessorGAC]

1. Around Here...

...most of the schools have required online training modules that even I have to take, and I'm just a part-time sub.
In those modules, it's made clear that district needs a written policy covering this situations, that each staff member has the responsibility to intervene AND to report to the administration.
It's actually state law that the policy & procedure exist.
I didn't see in the Slate article any mention of which state. But, I have a hard time believing the laws covering this in Illinois are that unusual.

[onecaliberal]

2. Go to the district Office, tell them you want to file a complaint.

You’ve already tried to address it with school admin.
Also complain here.
If you have a complaint about student discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, please visit the CDE Resolution of Discrimination/Harassment Complaint Web page.
https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/eo/complaint.asp

[Tetrachloride]

3. TV station. Find the person designated as community outreach

if they ignore you, make a youtube video on their front yard