The Impact of Your Donation
CAIR-LA was contacted by the father of a third-grade student who was being emotionally and physically bullied by her classmates. The school and its employees knew of at least seven separate incidents of this young girl being bullied but failed to address the bullying.
With CAIR-LA’s involvement, a complaint was filed against the school and district, but the response was initially unfavorable. The report was appealed to the California Department of Education (CDE), and the complaints were found to be valid. Specifically, the CDE held that our client’s daughter was in fact being bullied because of her religion and ethnicity, and that the school had not done enough to prevent the bullying.
To remedy the failure of the school, the CDE ordered the school to update their anti-bullying policies and procedures, host a training on students’ rights to be free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying for all school staff and students, and provide the young girl with counseling.
This is the impact your gift makes. Your support empowers individuals and families, and helps to change policies and address problems like bullying in a broader fashion.
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