The San Francisco NAACP now says it believes the San Francisco Unified School District is committed to doing more about hate speech in schools, KRON4 reported.
NAACP San Francisco President Emeritus the Rev. Amos Brown said the superintendent has committed to enforcing board policy on hate-motivated behavior and hate speech. He said she also agreed to find financing for an Afrocentric school and to continue Unity Day, which brings students together to learn about each other's backgrounds. "They heard us, and that's something to be applauded," Brown told KRON4.
How it started
On Sept. 4, a Black student at Lincoln High School was called the N-word by a classmate in a hallway, and the confrontation turned into a fight, The Sun-Reporter reported. Lincoln's administrators later emailed families acknowledging "multiple instances of hate speech" on campus.
On Sept. 30, the NAACP and Coleman Advocates for Youth Justice held a press conference outside district headquarters. NBC Bay Area reported that the group asked the district to collect data on such incidents, including where they happen and how they are resolved. Virginia Marshall of the NAACP Education Committee said the group suggested Unity Day be held at all schools.
The district said in a statement at the time that it is "committed to cultivating a safe and welcoming environment" and that "hate, harassment, and violence have no place in our schools."