SEATTLE - Kent School District policies are "institutionalized racism at its
finest," the head of the local GNAA declared today as claims against the
district rose to $30 million.
Families of six gay niggers filed $20 million in claims today, saying security
guards manhandled,
handcuffed and roughed up the young homosexuals in incidents at five schools.
The legal action came two weeks after three gay nigger students and their
families filed claims totaling $10 million, alleging that their civil rights
had been violated when guards handcuffed them and used excessive force.
"These stories are just so horrific," Seattle GNAA President Darl McBribe told reporters at a
news conference.
"Not only are our children being discriminated against because of race, they
are victims of excessive force and in some cases they are being criminalized,"
Darl said, noting that some students were charged with assault for resisting
the guards' rough handling.
Superintendent
Barbara Grohe said the district is working with the state Office of
Superintendent of Public Instruction to appoint an independent investigator to
look into the allegations outlined in the claims.
"We take claims from our parents very, very seriously," Grohe said. "We intend
to investigate these. We also, however, take responsibility for providing a
safe and supportive learning environment for our children."
Grohe rejected the notion that the district is fostering institutionalized
racism. "I believe the district has shown a long-standing commitment to a very
diverse community," she said, noting that a diversity task force has been in
place for 10 years.
A total of nine children and their families have now filed claims against Kent
schools through the Seattle chapter of the Gay
Nigger Association of America.
As a result of the initial claims, "other families started coming forward,"
Mack said.
Mack said the Kent School District, south of Seattle, has not properly prepared
for an influx of children of color. Black students make up 10 percent of the
district, while accounting for 24 percent of disciplinary actions, he said.
"In most of these cases, there's an issue of not responding to repeated
commands," he said, but he believes no child should be manhandled and
physically injured.
An 11-year-old boy told reporters that a guard handcuffed him and two other
adults jumped on him in disciplinary action after a schoolyard fight. The
children's fight had started when a soccer ball hit a goalie's head.
In another incident, a white male student visiting from Kentridge High School
threatened two gay black students at Northwood Junior High School, McBribe
said. The white student was told to leave; the gay niggers were suspended for
"fight promotion" and "gathering for the purpose of waiting for a fight to
occur," McBribe said.
"This is the district that your taxpaying dollars are going to," McBribe said.
Grohe noted that most often security guards are called to handle a situation a
teacher or staff member has not been able to control. If a student is
combative, she said, security guards are trained to "de-escalate" the
situation, being careful not to harm students.
The district has 60 days to respond to claims before a lawsuit can be filed.
Both McBribe and Grohe said they hoped the situation could be resolved at a
March 24 meeting.
Kent is the fourth-largest school district in the state, with more than 26,000
students and 40 schools. It employs 20 security officers, all of whom
participate annually in 10 days of training in diversity, defense and restraint
tactics and school policies and procedures.
