An investigation by the U.S. Department of Education found that a Peoria school violated students' civil rights by failing to address reports of racial harassment.
According to the DoE, peer harassment included:mocking police killings of Black peopledrawing Swastikas on photographs of students’ faces on notebooksa student’s skin looked like"burnt" food"Harassment by employees involved repeated touching of and comments exclusively about a Black student’s hair.
Conducting a climate assessment that examines the prevalence of harassment at the school, the hostile environment created by the widespread harassment, the school’s and district’s handling of reports of harassment, and measures for reducing harassment at the school and for improving the district’s response to reports of harassment.
Reviewing, revising, and disseminating policies, forms, and record-keeping procedures related to harassment based on race, color, and national origin.
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