New Haven schools chief apologizes for district s handling of racial slur case; we messed up
Linda Lambeck
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NEW HAVEN Superintendent of Schools Iline Tracey has apologized to the school board and community for how the district handled an administrator’s use of racial slur at a city school this past school year.
“We messed up,” said Tracey. “I am apologizing because I am hearing that staff and the community are hurting.”
The apology came two hours into a meeting this week that began with 17 members of the public demanding that more be done to investigate not only decisions related to the reassignment of former Brennan-Rogers Principal Laura Roblee, but the aftermath, as well.
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“She should not be sitting in any seat involving our children in the community in which she degraded,” shouted a protester Thursday morning.
Emotions were on display and frustration boiling over after the New Haven Board of Education voted Monday evening to demote a principal who used a racial slur in a “hypothetical situation” following a critical race theories workshop, according to Superintendent Ilene Tracey. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
“She is privileged enough to demean and defame us, for however long, be in a space, be called out, be investigated, us not even know what the investigation is, and y’all decide to keep her because she’s a ‘good person,’” said orisha ala ochumare of Black Lives Matter New Haven. “I want you to make better decisions.”
New Haven school board appoints 2 administrators - but not without controversy
Linda Conner Lambeck
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The Barack H. Obama Magnet University School in New Haven photographed on March 5, 2020.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Barack H. Obama Magnet University School in New Haven photographed on January 12, 2021.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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The Barack H. Obama Magnet University School in New Haven photographed on March 5, 2020.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Viviana Conner, executive director of school leadership for Hartford Public Schools, and wife of Middletown Superintendent of Schools Michael Conner, was recently named to the city s anti-racism task force.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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