ITHACA -- A judge is recommending that Ithaca's school district pay $1 million in damages to the family of a black student who said she was subjected to racial threats and slurs on the school bus.
Officials say the district was faulted for ignoring and then resisting complaints by Amanda Kearney as she sought to protect her then-12-year-old daughter from racial harassment by a group of white boys starting in fall 2005.
Administrative Law Judge Christine Kellett's recommendation is subject to approval by the state Division of Human Rights. District officials told the Ithaca Journal on Monday that they were given until May 2 to make formal objections to her findings.
Administrative Law Judge Christine Kellett's recommendation is subject to approval by the state Division of Human Rights. District officials told the Ithaca Journal on Monday that they were given until May 2 to make formal objections to her findings.
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karl L wrote on Apr 15, 2008 10:39 AM:
I do agree that you can't just do nothing--this kind of abuse and racism needs to be nipped in the bud! I've been the victim of bullying when I was a kid, and it's not fun at all. "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Apr 15, 2008 8:07 AM:
We are much too litigous and too venal in this country and make a lot of our own problems. "
chris van note wrote on Apr 14, 2008 5:39 PM: