March 15, 2021 By Mike Kruzman & Jon King / news@whmi.com
Representatives from the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) called their meeting with Hartland Consolidated Schoolsâ administrators a âpositive first step.â
Two weeks ago 18-year old senior Tatayana Vanderlaan, a young woman of color, posted on social media several instances of racial abuse and discrimination she said were made her by fellow students. She also claimed that in at least one instance a teacher had heard it happen and, did nothing. In the aftermath of her social media post, Vanderlaan says she received several threats from other students, including that she should be lynched . The Livingston County Sheriffâs Office is conducting an investigation of those threats.