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There have been two recent racist incidents involving Fairfield students. (Anna Bybee-Schier/Patch)
FAIRFIELD, CT Two Fairfield siblings have twice in the same week been targets of racist attacks, according to their mother.
Judith Medor said the weekend after her son, Jamar, was the subject of a racist Snapchat post, Jamar s brother, Jake, received a video call from several Fairfield Ludlowe High School students, who called him a racial slur. I don t know what to say, I m speechless, Judith said. I have no idea what they re being taught at home.
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Jamar is a sophomore at Fairfield Warde High School and Jake is a freshman.
Warde Student Charged After Racist Snapchat Post: Fairfield PD - Fairfield, CT - "My son was not even aware that his picture was taken," said the mother of the student who was the victim of the racist social media post.
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A teenager in Fairfield County is facing a lengthy suspension and possible expulsion after allegedly making a racist online post that targeted another student.
Police in the Town of Fairfield and the NAACP were called in to investigate allegations that the student at Fairfield Warde High School shared the racist online post.
According to reports, the student - whose name has not been released - posted a picture of the victim along with a racist comment that states he “should be in chains.”
It is unclear why the student shared the message.
“I am writing to inform you of a racist incident involving Warde students that occurred today over social media during school,” Fairfield Warde Principal Paul Vacanna said in a message to the community on Friday, May 7. “Without sharing any further details, we have already identified those involved and have addressed the situation with them and their families.
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A teenager in Fairfield County is facing a lengthy suspension and possible expulsion after allegedly making a racist online post that targeted another student.
Police in the Town of Fairfield and the NAACP were called in to investigate allegations that the student at Fairfield Warde High School shared the racist online post.
According to reports, the student - whose name has not been released - posted a picture of the victim along with a racist comment that states he “should be in chains.”
It is unclear why the student shared the message.
“I am writing to inform you of a racist incident involving Warde students that occurred today over social media during school,” Fairfield Warde Principal Paul Vacanna said in a message to the community on Friday, May 7. “Without sharing any further details, we have already identified those involved and have addressed the situation with them and their families.
Principal: Group to address discrimination after racist Snapchat post by Fairfield Warde student
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A file photo of the Fairfield Warde High School on Melville Avenue in Fairfield, Conn.Contributed Photo
FAIRFIELD A local high school principal announced the creation of an organization to address discrimination after a student was arrested last week when he posted a photo with another classmate and a racial slur on social media, police and school officials said.
Lt. Antonio E. Granata said police were called to Fairfield Warde High School on May 7 to investigate a Snapchat post with a racial slur written in the caption. Granata said the derogatory text on the image of the student was directed toward a juvenile classmate, also in the photo.