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| Topic | Two New Jersey teens urinated on African American students and used racial slurs |
| Abiz_ 10/30/19 3:56:41 PM #7: | Rumors and misinformation, such as students from another district being involved, are hindering the investigation process. In partnership with the police department, we need to be able to do our work to get to facts of the matter, Superintendent Ross Kasun said in a statement posted on Facebook. Kasun could not be reached for additional comment Monday. We continue to work closely with the police department to investigate the alleged bias incident that took place last...Christopher Bobbitt, mayor of Lawrence Township, which is slightly north of Trenton, said in a Facebook post Saturday that hate has no home in Lawrence Township." The Mercer County town of about 33,200 people is 62% white, 12% black, and 16% Asian, according to 2017 data. Late last night I was made aware of a possible racial bias crime that occurred at the Lawrence High School Homecoming...Darren Green, a family friend of one of the middle-school girls involved, said that the girls mother was traumatized by what happened to her daughter, who was not urinated on but was with the group being yelled at and threatened below the bleachers. When scenarios unfold, how and what we do to handle them, speaks volumes on the message that is sent, said Green, 50, who lives and works in Trenton as the security manager of the citys Housing Authority. This has a powerful opportunity to touch a lot of communities if they handle it correctly. The school has to have forums where this conversation occurs. We have to stop acting uncomfortable with the reality thats in the room. Racism is at the fabric of America. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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