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4:30 Two former residents of Bennington, Vermont, have filed a complaint with the state’s Human Rights Commission. They claim the town unlawfully retaliated against them after they spoke out against racist treatment by town police. “They felt that there were numerous instances of racially motivated targeting and harassment of them by police officers. For the two months that they lived in Bennington, they made complaints, never heard back, and then two months later, without warning, their identities, personal information, status as complainants and videos of them were revealed by the Benn...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — Two former town residents filed a complaint Wednesday with the Vermont Human Rights Commission against the Bennington Select Board, saying town officials publicized private information about them in retaliation for their filing complaints of racially-motivated policing against the Bennington Police Department. The board’s action was “illegal” and reflected systemic racial discrimination in Bennington, said Jay Diaz, senior staff attorney at American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont. The organization is repr...

Vermont to open COVID-19 vaccines to out-of-state students Share Updated: 11:54 AM EDT Apr 1, 2021 Vermont to open COVID-19 vaccines to out-of-state students Share Updated: 11:54 AM EDT Apr 1, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WILL NOT CHANGE THAT. THE STATE OF VERMONT... MAKING áALL BIPOC VERMONTERS - ELIGIBLE FOR THE VACCINE... STARTING ON THURSDAY. NBC5'S ZURI HOFFMAN SPOKE WITH MEMBERS OF THE GROUP... ABOUT TRUST IN THE VACCINE. AND THE IMPACT OF COVID-19.... ON THEIR COMMUNITIES. (Steffen Gillom) (I'm very happy and ecstatic that BIPOC people are ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — In response to concerns over “curricular violence,” the superintendent of the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union has issued a directive that “role-playing” activities are not to be used in SVSU schools, effective immediately. The impetus for the change came after a meeting this week between Mia Schultz, the mother of three boys in the SVSU district and administrators including Superintendent James Culkeen, over a pair of worksheets that were used in a Global Issues class at Mount Anthony Union High Sc...

Black women persevere to lead in Vermont despite harassment In this Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, photo, Mia Schultz, president of the Rutland area branch of the NAACP, poses for a picture, in Bennington, Vt. Schultz has watched three other Black women in Vermont resign from leadership posts because of harassment and threats and has seen Black acquaintances move away from the progressive state because they felt unwelcome. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) In this Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, photo, Mia Schultz, president of the Rutland area branch of the NAACP, right, walks with town Select Board candidate Tin...