Commack, New York: Black Teacher Asked to Translate 'Slave Talk' and Told Food Was for 'Whites Only'

Black Teacher Asked to Translate 'Slave Talk' and Told Food Was for 'Whites Only' in New York School: Lawsuit

A black high school teacher is suing the Commack School District in New York State, seeking unspecified damages, after claiming that she [fear s]of racial discrimination and harassment from some of her colleagues and students. In a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Federal Court, Andrea Bryan—who is of Caribbean descent—alleges that the school district fostered “an atmosphere of racial harassment and intimidation,” The New York Post reported. Bryan also alleges that the district—which she says has not had a single other black teacher in the past 17 years—continuously dismissed her grievances when she tried to make them aware of the situation. ...

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