Kenston Parents Demand Action to Combat Ongoing Racism
After Disturbing Video Circulates Online
Kenston Board of Education (BOE) Observer Corps Report - July 16, 2024
What You Need to Know: Numerous Kenston parents expressed concern about ongoing racist incidents in the district to the Kenston BOE after a video with racist content was posted on social media in early July. In this video, a white Kenston student used racial slurs and expressed both his hatred for and his desire to kill Black students. Parents expressed frustration about the lack of action or consequences that have been taken by the district regarding both this video and past instances of racist behavior that were reported by several speakers during public comment. Parents also told the Kenston BOE that they fear for their students' safety in the district in light of these repeated racist events.
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