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Parents and local racial-justice group press district to address racial and LGBTQ slurs; HIB review ongoing
Summary
During public comment Jan. 7, a parent and a local racial-justice organizer urged the Peninsula School District to address racial and LGBTQ slurs in district schools; district staff said a harassment, intimidation and bullying review with Puget Sound ESD is ongoing and will report to the board in February.
Speakers during the public-comment period urged the board Jan. 7 to respond to racial and LGBTQ slurs that community members say have occurred in district schools.
Chris Doherty, a parent of two students in the district, told the board that “xenophobia, bigotry, and racism are deeply ingrained in our Gig Harbor community” and urged the district to maintain inclusive instruction and a “zero tolerance policy for any racial or LGBTQ slurs within our…
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