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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thoreau is a bit more diverse than Madison, but Madison is the whitest high school in FCPS.  So it's unlikely that the Thoreau family is complaining about racist behavior by other Black kids.  [/quote]

DP with kids in this pyramid. It is most likely POC kids. I've witnessed it. That being said, it's usually a small group of kids that do this and cause most of the problems in the school doing stupid stuff and that group will be a couple of kids from different races including a few white kids. I've been surprised by how kind the majority of kids are to each other these days, but middle schoolers do some crazy stuff. The swastika stuff has been going on for years.[/quote]

Did you watch the video? Every time someone brings up something, people always fall back to how black kids use the N word. First, I don't care one bit if some people get to say a word that is off limits for others. But regardless, that's not what this is. This is awful, and I would really like to understand how Thoreau is responding. [/quote]

Two serious allegations here:
1. Racial slurs
2. Assault (pouring water on hair)

Question:
Did mom give names to principal?  If yes, did principal address the perps?  
If she did not give names, then why not?

I would also ask her if her son ever uses racial slurs regarding others.  That does not excuse the behavior of others, but it could be a contributing factor.

What would she like the principal to do?  
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Pouring water on hair is not assault.

When you keep calling every bit of a$sholery something bigger like "assault" you trivialize and minimize actual assault.

The water thing is ignorant, rude and nasty, but it's not assault.[/quote]

It most definitely is assault. And the underlying racial connotation is huge. 
The kids that did this should be seriously punished. The school needs to send a message that this type of behavior is serious and unacceptable.

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Question--again:  were names given to the authorities?  Principal, counselor, etc?  Were there witnesses?[/quote]

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