Schools
Families Suing Upland School District Over Alleged Racist Cards
The targets of the bullying were 11 and 12-year-olds who said through tears Monday that fellow sixth graders taunted them.
February 28, 2023
Legal action is being taken against Upland Unified School District in San Bernardino County over racist cards allegedly made by students at Pepper Tree Elementary School.
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"Our son was targetted," said parent Christopher Newman through tears at a press conference Monday. "What we want is there to be transparency."
The legal action, brought by the Cochran Firm and the families of Black and biracial children bullied at the Upland school, is in regard to a series of handmade cards that had racist language and drawings.
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