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Asian American sixth-grader at Long Island school is 'attacked by a group of students who called him ''COVID starter'' and said "white lives matter too" while pushing and punching him'
The school district says an incident took place during recess last Thursday at South Woods Middle School in Syosset, a town on Long Island
A group of sixth-graders told the student to 'Go back to your country,' called him a 'COVID starter' and said 'white lives matter too,' according to a Facebook post
The parent further alleges that the student was pushed and punched
The school district quickly launched an investigation but cited privacy laws in declining to detail how it will be handled
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News 12 Staff
Updated on:May 11, 2021, 10:33pm EDT
The Syosset Central School District says it has launched an investigation into an alleged attack targeting a student.
According to district officials, the incident happened last Thursday during recess at South Woods Middle School.
News 12 is told the attack targeted an Asian sixth grader.
In a Facebook post written by the alleged victim's parent, it says a group of sixth graders said racist phrases to their son, including "Go back to your country," "COVID starter" and "white lives matter, too."
People close to the family say they're too distraught to speak publicly about the incident, but parents voiced their concerns at a school board meeting Monday night.
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Syosset school officials are investigating multiple bias incidents at South Woods Middle School. (Patch Graphic)
SYOSSET, NY — The Syosset School District said it is investigating multiple bias incidents at South Woods Middle School that occurred between students.
According to Superintendent Dr. Thomas Rogers, the district has been investigating the incidents for the last five days. Rogers said the district didn't release information about the incidents earlier because it didn't want to compromise the testimony of students who witnessed the incidents.
"At this point, the investigation has progressed to a stage where we can share that there were multiple incidents where different students verbally expressed different types of bias and at least one of those incidents became physical," Rogers said in a statement.
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