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• On the article Community Meeting Planned Over Washburn Doll Incident

  concerned parent

  10:59 am on Saturday, January 19, 2013

  "In the wake of a grotesque Jan. 11 bullying incident...."you people in the media make me sick. I know the child involved in this incident and he is no bully, nor is he a racist. He is a teen that took a doll, that happened to be dark skinned from a classroom and he and others decided that it would be funny to hang it over the banister. I have a student at Washburn and it is my understanding that the doll was initially tied by the waist and other students took it upon themselves to tie it up additional ways. Now I absolutely agree that it was an outrageously stupid idea, but these kids don't think things through. Their initial impulse was "this is going to be funny" NOT "I hate african american babies" and the intent was not to threaten or bully. It is again my understanding that the main individuals best friend is african american. The child has suffered greatly for the ignorant act, but it was only that and nothing more. I do believe that had this been a doll of any other desent this would not be an issue- to reiterate, it would have never been known. This, in my opinion, and it is only that, was just a poor decision made by a couple students and in no way should reflect the diversified, comfortable environment at Washburn High School or its students.

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