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South Orangetown board hears public concern over racially targeted texts; district says it monitored incident but issued no alert
Summary
A resident asked why the district did not send a notification after nationwide text messages targeting students of color. The superintendent said the district monitored the incident with county partners and decided not to issue an alert because district students were not affected; staff will follow up with the commenter.
A community member raised concerns at the South Orangetown Central School District Board of Education meeting on Nov. 19 that the district did not send an alert after nationwide text messages were reported targeting students of color.
The commenter said the texts referenced plantations and other racially inflammatory language and asked why the district had not sent a message to parents and students. "So even by not sending…
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