“My grand daughter was told that they were making her one for her that says ‘you are my favorite slave’ and they were drawing a picture of a slave hanging from a tree,' Earlie Douglas posted on Facebook on Feb. 17.
student pulled her daughter from Pepper Tree after she felt the district wasn’t doing enough to address the issue.
“Recent racially insensitive, unacceptable incidents have taken place in our schools,” district board president Truman Garnett said. ‘We deeply regret the hurt that this behavior has caused our students, families, and our community. …I want to make it perfectly clear that we have a strict zero-tolerance policy on any type of hate speech; harassment; discriminatory practices, behaviors; racial slurs; and any report of these actions will be investigated thoroughly and immediately.
She added that the district will work to build racial equity and make sure students understand the ramifications of racist bullying.statement, t
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