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Gifted Black Student Told “N*ggers Don’t Belong” In Class, School Bans Her Parents For Complaining

beautiful-ambition​ told me about this story and I’m so disgusted.

Sixth-grader NyZeria Neely was called a “n*gger” by a girl in her class at at Concord Intermediate School. When her family reported the incident, the school took no action. Three weeks later, she opened her locker to find a threatening letter that read: “Watch your back.” Days later, she received a second note, which read: “N*ggers don’t belong!!!” 

NyZeria wasn’t sure whether to report the incident or crumple up the note. She worried the school would ignore her concerns like they had three weeks before. But she decided the offense was too great to ignore, took a photo of the note, and showed it to school principal Chad Stamm. “He told me not to worry because it’s just words,” NyZeria said. “But it’s more than words. I felt that it was offensive—very offensive.”

The initial response of the school’s Superintendent Wayne Stubbs was more promising. He disagreed with the principal, saying the letter was unacceptable and promised it would be treated as a serious security threat. But the only action taken by the school district in response was to issue an automated alert to parents that harassment would not be tolerated. 

Carrying a handmade poster reading “STOP BULLYING OUR CHILDREN”, the parents arrived at the school to confront administrators. Instead of addressing their concerns, school administrators called in the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department to issue a no-trespass order against the parents.

The Neely family have now pulled NyZeria and her three siblings from class as they have no faith their children will be safe while the school shirks its duty of care. The family are calling for a public apology from school officials and are considering filing an independent report with the sheriff’s office.

If you would like to voice your opinion, this is Principal Chad Stamm’s email: Cstamm@concord.k12.in.us

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST

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okay but this doesn’t get national news coverage because…?