Eddie Burnett, president of the Parker County NAACP, told the
Star-Telegram he learned about the situation Sunday and plans to bring it up at a school board meeting set for April 19.
The school district said the students were disciplined for cyberbullying and their actions but did not specify what the discipline was.
“There is no room for racism or hatred in the Aledo ISD, period,” Bohn said in the statement. “Using inappropriate, offensive and racially charged language and conduct is completely unacceptable and is prohibited by district policy.”
The cyberbullying incident comes as former police officer Derek Chauvin sits on trial for the death of George Floyd. Less than 15 miles away from where that trial is being held, Daunte Wright was shot and killed last weekend by an officer who allegedly meant to use her taser and instead pulled out her gun and shot Wright.
TRENTON A bill that seeks to strengthen New Jersey’s anti-bullying law is back where it was 18 months ago – approved overwhelmingly by the Senate and awaiting consideration in the Assembly.
The bill was passed unanimously by the full Senate in December, supported even by one lawmaker Sen. Mike Doherty, R-Warren who had abstained during the earlier committee vote because he had heard from school districts about bureaucratic concerns caused by the original anti-bullying law.
“Nobody supports bullying in schools, and we think that all students should have a safe and happy learning environment,” said Doherty.
The bill, S1790, requires school districts to include in their anti-bullying policies the specific consequences for a student harassing, intimidating or bullying a schoolmate. It also requires superintendents to provide a school board data on the number of confirmed bullying reports.