Student Claims Racial Discrimination at South Windsor Schools: Report

SOUTH WINDSOR, CT – A Hartford resident who has attended South Windsor schools since 2012 through the Open Choice program claims he has been the subject of racial discrimination on school grounds and his family has filed a complaint with the state Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, according to the Hartford Courant.

The Courant reports the South Windsor High School student’s complaint alleges that students of color have been called racial epithets and are treated more harshly than district students and are at times punished as a group, not individually.

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The boy’s mother, who told the Courant that her son “despises going to school every day,” is calling on the South Windsor school district to publicly address the issue of racial intolerance and implement strategic initiatives to improve the climate in the schools for students of color.

According to its website, the Hartford Region Open Choice Program offers students in Hartford the opportunity to attend non-magnet district schools in suburban towns, and students in suburban communities the opportunity to attend non-magnet district schools in Hartford, at no cost to the student's family.

Read more at the Hartford Courant here.