Fontana Unified College District officers are investigating an incident captured on video of a trainer at Sequoia Center College repeatedly utilizing a racial slur in an trade with a scholar.
District officers haven't launched the identify of the trainer nor whether or not she has been disciplined.
It's unclear when the incident occurred, however the video, which was shot by a scholar within the classroom, was being circulated on social media this week.
Sequoia households and employees acquired a letter from the district Wednesday, April 5, explaining that the trade occurred throughout a lesson associated to a Mark Twain novel and condemning the usage of the language “exterior of the context of discussing the novel.”
Superintendent Miki Inbody echoed the assertion in a message on the district’s web site.
“Whereas the usage of the phrase was in connection to its use in a historic literary work,” Inbody wrote, “there was a lack of expertise concerning the emotional affect of utilizing this phrase might have on our college students.”
She continued: “We perceive that such incidents will be hurtful and upsetting, particularly for college kids who come from numerous backgrounds.”
The district doesn't tolerate “any type of discrimination or prejudice in our faculty,” Inbody added, and officers are “taking steps to handle this challenge and stop comparable incidents from occurring sooner or later.”
Fontana Unified will proceed offering coaching and assist to directors, academics and employees to make sure they create an inclusive and respectful studying atmosphere, Inbody added. “We may even work with our college students to supply alternatives for open and trustworthy dialogue concerning the affect of language and conduct on others.”
A Group Spherical Desk in partnership with the town of Fontana and different neighborhood companions is being deliberate.
Particulars can be shared through ParentSquare and the district web site.