Story By: David Tauchen
Source: KOAA
Published Thu Feb 12, 2009, 05:11 PM MST
Updated Thu Feb 12, 2009, 08:01 PM MST
Administrators at The Classical Academy in Colorado Springs say they are confronting the racism that a 16-year-old girl claims forced her to leave the school.
"I want to make sure that the student that left is the last victim of harassment at TCA," said Peter Hilts, Principal of the high school.
On Monday, the 16-year-old victim told her story to the board of The Classical Academy, claiming she was repeatedly bullied because of the color of her skin. She claimed it started with the election of President Barack Obama. Administrators say they confronted the perpetrators at that time, but another group of students continued the racial harassment around the time of Obama's inauguration. She has since moved to another school within the district.
"When we tolerate these things, that's what we become as a school and as a society," said Mark Hyatt, President of the Classical Academy.
At an assembly Thursday, Hilts told students if they insist on being racist they can leave the school. He also encouraged students to speak out against intolerance, report any incidents, and take pride in how their school is perceived from the outside.魚拓
アメリカ、コロラド。
オバマ大統領選のころから肌の色を理由に執拗ないじめがあり、ある生徒は転校を強いられた、という。
学校側が断固として、学校全体や社会がこうならないように、こうした人種差別的いじめと立ち向かう、という。
生徒が転校するまえに何かやってやれなかったのか、とも思うが、こうしたことを公表することはいいことだ、と思う。
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学校での人種差別的いじめに立ち向かう。
