The last year has brought alarming reports of bullying and harassment among students and within school walls, including
incidents of hate speech, racism, and anti-Semitism.
Not exact matches
He had heard from a friend that when Nava was at the Groton School he had fabricated an
incident of hate -
speech against his roommate and himself using the phrase «die fags!»
Valarie Kaur, a legal advocate and
hate crimes specialist, says proponents
of anti-Sharia bills are battling an imaginary threat, and blames tough economic times and an amplification
of hateful
speech for
incidents like the temple shooting and the momentum behind the anti-Sharia campaign.
The mayor also weighed in on the rise in
hate speech and
hate crimes since Election Day — the Southern Poverty Law Center says there have been 201
incidents of hateful harassment and intimidation since the election.
Discovery comes after several
incidents of anti-Semitic imagery and
hate speech reported in Hudson Valley
According to Dr. Stephen Russell at the University
of Arizona, fully 75 %
of all
incidents that we call «bullying» employ
hate speech and bias — racial bias, sexual orientation bias, gender bias, body - type bias and religious bias.
Despite 53 per cent saying their school provides the support they need to report
incidents of hate crime or
speech, 33 per cent said they haven't received any training on how to deal with
hate crime or
speech, but that they would like some.
Almost all (457 respondents) had received reports
of pupils encountering upsetting material on social media — such as sexual content, self - harm, bullying, or
hate speech — with 27 per cent saying
incidents were reported on a daily or weekly basis.
Chris Keates, general secretary
of the NASUWT, said: «It is deeply worrying that some LGBTI teachers report experiencing and hearing more homophobic language within schools and that
incidents of hate crime and
hate speech have increased more generally.
All schools should have robust bullying policies in place that cover how to deal with
incidents of hate crime and
speech.
Despite 53 % saying their school provides the support they need to report
incidents of hate crime or
speech, 33 % said they haven't received any training on how to deal with
hate crime or
speech, but that they would like some.
You might also need to report these
incidents to the police or other authorities if they cross the line
of hate speech or physical threats.