3. December 2009 were attacked and beaten by 26 Asian students, a large group of peers, especially Afro-Americans all over the southern high school in Philadelphia. 13 students who were attacked in the hospital back. many of them immigrants - - and a history of violence against Asian students had in school, whose students are, according to recent statistics, 64.6 percent African American, 22.4 percent of Asian Americans, 6.3 percent white, 5.8 percent Latinos and 0.8 percent were others, however, exclude District officials quickly that on 3 December the attacks were racially motivated.
It is our view that the South Philadelphia High School is still not a safe place for us. Because they are Asian immigrants who are guided. We worked with the school for a long time, but the school did not submit a specific plan, to deal with our internal security outside the building.
We are still very angry against certain employees who are not our concern. We have reiterated that the security team has problems said, but the district school board has not responded to our concerns. One employee even stayed during our meeting last Friday.
Because we are not at South High School in Philadelphia back in the week. Instead, we make our community a real solutions to our own to find. Dozens of students have already committed themselves to meet during school hours. We asked the police and the school district to see what we do and respect our ability, from 9.00 to 03.00 clock travel
We invite all interested students of all races to contact us if you wish to participate.
During the boycott, the students were asked to make the concerns of the School District Superintendent Arlene Ackermann to Philadelphia to meet for their safety, but Dr.
The complaint charges that the school district acted with deliberate indifference to the harassment of Asian students and willful disregard for the welfare of Asian students in EPSS. The complaint cites numerous cases in which school authorities, teachers and students from Asia on the environment have been reported increasingly hostile towards Asian students, but nothing to the widespread targeting of Asian students, 3 preventing December 2009.
On 3 December 2009 large numbers of immigrant students from schools of public health in Asia and around the school all day had been attacked. Thirteen Asian students were sent to hospital from his injuries. For more than a year before the attacks on the third December AALDEF in collaboration with local groups - Asian Americans United in Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation, Boat People SOS, victims and witnesses of South Philadelphia in Philadelphia Association Cambodia, Southeast Asia and Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition, Inc. - asked the school board and district for the environment is increasingly hostile to Asian students in EPSS address without success.
Limited interviews: The research involved only a fraction of the forgotten victims of the students and most of the victims and other witnesses, school staff and stakeholders of the communities, on 3 December are fixed. In some cases, respondents expressed concern that the opportunity to see their full and short stories when she tried it was denied.
limited attention to racial prejudice, although the research has the role of race in the attacks and harassment of students with immigrant backgrounds from Asia, which does not recognize racial prejudice in the fact that the area of harassment and respond communicate with the families and students recognized . In particular, do not address how the constant harassment of students with immigrant backgrounds from Asia and failure in school make a hostile environment created for young immigrants to Southeast Asia Philadelphia.
The rumors and innuendo and variety: I have to let me particularly about the use of innuendo and rumors that the events of 3 December, you could have been gang. Two pages are devoted to references to gang activity, although there is no credible evidence that the proposal has not been established (p. 5) that the activity of the group is reminiscent of a street gang conflict. In studies, it is important that implicit rumors, gossip and addresses and to retire. It is worrying that the stereotype of urban youth is so casually in this report to divert the attention of school accountability.
In April, another student in South Asia, Philadelphia High School was attacked, but the school district said the student was attacked without concern, but without intent, even if a witness to the conflict.
In a letter to the district, the Department of Justice informed the school staff take steps to resolve this problem. It was not immediately clear what it would take the form of an agreement, even if it requires the district to improve the treatment of Asian students who reported teased, harassed and beaten up in school.
The South Philadelphia high school agreements require an action plan to combat harassment is, and on to the implementation of policies and procedures, harassment based on racial, color or national origin to prevent ...
have settlement, the district is responsible for implementing and monitoring the resolution of the eight claims of discrimination on general harassment of Asian students in South Philadelphia High School.
Although the agreement is a deserved victory for Asian students at South Philadelphia High School and a tireless advocate, and sets a precedent for the effective management of harassment and bullying in our schools, you can not stop, looking back at this fight a year, a fight that was the courage of a group of children, carried out a struggle for justice, equality and fundamental rights and is not bothered, that would be a struggle at first.
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