A track coach from William J. Johnston Middle School in Colchester has stepped down after being accused of calling a Black female student from Middletown a racial slur.
The school said the coach didn't realize she had offended anyone, feels terrible about it, and decided to step down.On Thursday afternoon, the Connecticut Parents Union came together outside Middletown’s Board Education to discuss this incident. The student and her guardian were there along with the president of the Middlesex County NAACP.
Samuel said she was not only upset by the coach's actions, but also Middletown Public Schools for not letting the student's family know what had happened in a timely fashion.The student's caregiver, Latoya Dickerson, told the CT Parents Union the incident took place Monday night during a track meet at Beman Middle School in Middletown. The student reported the incident to her coach right away, but Dickerson said she wasn't notified by the school until much later.
“I waited Tuesday and didn’t receive a call. I ended up having to send an email in order to receive a call," Dickerson said.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
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