New Prague Area Schools creates new task force to address racism
The task force is working to address recent racist incidents and make district-wide improvements focused on equity.
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The task force is working to address recent racist incidents and make district-wide improvements focused on equity.
Less than a week after New Prague Area Schools came under fire for racist behavior after its fan section flashed a known hate symbol on the big screen of the MSHSL Boys Hockey State Tournament, the school’s superintendent is addressing concerns of racism.
Of the roughly 20 people interviewed, only one person from Cooper High, the accusing school, was questioned.
The Robbinsdale district's superintendent quickly pushed back, expressing disbelief with New Prague's findings and saying his district's schools won't play against New Prague "for the foreseeable future."
“The children have to go to school and get called the N-word and are dealing with structural racism,” said a frustrated Trahern Crews. Crews is the