Washburn Students Disciplined in "Disturbing" Race Incident
Principal calls incident "intolerable."
According to an open letter penned by Principal Carol Markham-Cousins, three Washburn High School students are in trouble for allegedly hanging a dark-skinned baby doll from a piece of string in a school stairwell on Jan. 11. According to the Star-Tribune, four students were involved. The students then posted the image on several social media websites, according to the letter (reproduced below). School security cameras recorded the incident and the students were the subjects of unspecified disciplinary action when the incident was uncovered that same day. School administrators, the letter read, will "promote open dialogue" within the school community to talk about race issues and build respect between students. Markham-Cousins' letter …
James Sanna
5:14 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
I've noticed more or less every Washburn parent I know clam up when asked about the incident, even off the record. That said, we media types generally have a bad habit of anointing "community leaders" who may not actually be community leaders, just the loudest in the room. more ›