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Solon parent says daughter received racial slur and gun threat; asks board for clearer safety and notification protocols
Summary
A Roxbury parent told the Solon City Board of Education that a student sent her daughter a racial slur and threatened to bring a gun to school; she said the accused student received only a short suspension and that staff questioned the victim without parental notification, and she asked the board for accountability and concrete steps to protect students.
Shama Harris, a parent of a Roxbury student, told the Solon City Board of Education on Feb. 23 that her daughter received a message from another student containing a racial slur and a threat that the student planned to bring a gun to school. Harris said school staff issued "a half of half day suspension" to the accused student and that the student returned the next day.
Harris said school staff later brought her…
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