By: Mikayla Holmes, Caitlyn Rooney from everythinglubbock.com Parents and students from Lubbock testified in Austin Monday with stories of racism in several local schools. They spoke at the Texas State Capitol in support of House Bill 4625. HB 4625 proposed the...
By Sarah Self-Walbrick from kttz.org It’s estimated that a quarter of American students have been bullied for how they identify – like for their race, religion or gender. Bills filed in both the Texas House and Senate are trying to prevent identity-based...
By Alex Driggars from lubbockonline.com Lubbock-area parents are escalating their fight against racism in two local school districts, calling on the districts to do more to combat bullying and discrimination and detailing next steps in their ongoing battle to end...
By Jayme Lozano from texastribune.org Weeks after a federal civil rights complaint was filed against Lubbock-Cooper ISD for inaction on racist bullying, the district’s board of trustees passed a resolution condemning racism during a special meeting Thursday. Tracy...
School leaders 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. By Jayme Lozano from texastribune.org Parents, full of anger and disbelief, have...
