School leaders in West Texas have said they don’t tolerate racism and that they regularly train teachers how to deal with bullying. But parents say inaction by officials tells a different story. “They would rather us leave than to change,' said one parent.
Tracy Kemp stands outside of Laura Bush Middle School on Dec. 14, 2022. Both of Kemp’s sons attend Lubbock-Cooper ISD schools and have been experiencing racism from classmates throughout this school year. She is part of a federal civil rights complaint filed along with other local families, the Intercultural Development Research Association and the Lubbock NAACP., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
Meanwhile, a threatening antisemitic petition was passed around by a student at another Lubbock middle school. Parents say they are disappointed the school hasn’t had a strong response. Black students at the Laura Bush Middle School in Lubbock-Cooper ISD were allegedly bullied over months, including with an Instagram account that posted photos of them with racist captions.Lubbock parents are grappling with sending their children to schools where they may not feel safe because of their skin color or religion, particularly with officials at the helm who parents no longer trust.
The complaint details the near-daily harassment and bullying several Black students had to endure since last spring, which included being called racial slurs and hearing the sounds of cracking whips as they walked through the halls. A federal civil rights lawsuit alleges racial discrimination by school officials against students at the high school in Slaton, about 17 miles south of Lubbock.were reported in the complaint against Slaton High School, where there are about 20 Black students. In one instance, the lawsuit claims, a Black student faced unfair punishment for retaliating against a white student for repeatedly calling her racist slurs.
A parent alleged a student at J.T. Hutchinson Middle School in Lubbock asked peers to sign a sheet of paper after calling for violence against Jewish people, according to emails obtained by The Texas Tribune.Michael Stewart, the principal of Hutchinson Middle School, responded to her saying the school has addressed the behavior with the individual involved and students who signed and that they are developing lessons to address the cultural and religious backgrounds of students.
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