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Parent alleges two-year racial harassment at JH Hall Middle School; asks board to review anti-bullying response

Torrance Unified School District Board of Education · September 4, 2024
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Summary

A Torrance parent told the school board her son faced two years of harassment she says targeted his Hispanic heritage and that school staff initially dismissed the family’s concerns; she requested the district review anti-bullying policies and accommodations.

Vicky Ramos addressed the Torrance Unified School District board during oral communications, alleging that her teenage son endured more than two years of harassment at JH Hall Middle School and that the school’s response was inadequate.

Ramos told the board that classmates repeatedly targeted her son because of his Hispanic heritage and that, during a medical emergency involving his grandmother, teachers spread rumors and suggested the family was fabricating the situation. She said the…

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