Black says the Assistant Principal was initially on her side, agreeing that this should be a teaching moment on diversity for a majority-white school. Her story changed the following day after talking to A’s second-grade teacher, Peggy Evans.
“She was a new principal. She’s a woman, and she’s a minority, I think there was pressure not to make waves,” said Black.
Racism and microaggressions at HSE not new
Hamilton Southeastern School District is no stranger to accusations of racism and racial microaggressions. Earlier this year, the school district received bad press over a social media group created by Hamilton students called BlackatHSE.
Students and others use the page to post anonymously about their experiences with racism in the school district. It currently has over 2,700 followers. The social media page garnered news attention. In July, nearly a month later, the district released a statement on racism and addressed BlackatHSE directly.
