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Parents urge Mahomet-Seymour board to reaffirm inclusion after student used racial slur
Summary
At a March 3 special meeting, parents told the Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 Board of Education they want the district to protect minority students, instruct staff on supporting diverse needs and maintain anti-discrimination policies after a parent reported her son learned a racial slur at school.
Several parents told the Mahomet‑Seymour CUSD 3 Board of Education at a special March 3 meeting that the district should reaffirm commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion and strengthen staff training after incidents of racially charged language involving students.
Andrea Singh, a local business owner and mother of two district students, said her son was told the n-word during an altercation and that the word is “heard” by children in town and online. “To say I was horrified is an…
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