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Pine City Public Schools to pay $65K to student who was racially harassed, officials say

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By Mackenzie Lofgren, Adam Duxter Click here for updates on this story PINE CITY, Minnesota (WCCO) — The Minnesota Department of Human Rights announced Thursday that it has secured a $65,000 settlement with the Pine City Public Schools for alleged repeated racial harassment of a seventh-grade girl. The department says the young girl was repeatedly intimidated, bullied and harassed for months by more than 10 students during the 2020-2021 sc…

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Pine City school district to pay $65K to student who was racially harassed

State officials say Pine City Public Schools violated the Minnesota Human Rights Act by failing to stop the racial harassment of a middle school student during the 2020-21 school year. The student, who was in seventh grade at the time, told her teachers multiple times that she was being harassed by more than 10 students. The Minnesota Department of Human Rights said her parents also “persistently” alerted the district to the fact that the harass…

2 months ago·Saint Paul, United States

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Pine City Public Schools to pay $65K to student who was racially harassed, officials say

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Pine City schools to pay $65,000 to student who experienced racial harassment

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights found that the school district staff violated Minnesota’s Human Rights Act by failing to respond to and stop the bullying.

2 months ago·Minneapolis, United States

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