HATE CRIMES AT SCHOOLS

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HATE CRIMES AT SCHOOLS

• Presented by
• North Carolina Human Relations Commission
• 1318 Mail Service Center
• Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1318
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WHAT IS THE LAW PERTAINING TO HATE CRIMES IN
SCHOOLS?
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WHAT IS THE LAW PERTAINING TO HATE CRIMES AT
SCHOOLS?

• FEDERAL LAW
• 42 U.S. C.S. 200d
• States Prohibition against exclusion from
  participation in, denial of
• benefits of, and discrimination under federally
  assisted programs on
• grounds of race, color or national origin.
• No person in the United States shall, on the
  ground of race, color, or
• national origin, be excluded from participation
  in, be denied the benefits
• of, or be subjected to discrimination under any
  program or activity
• receiving federal financial assistance.

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WHAT IS THE LAW PERTAINING TO HATE CRIMES AT
SCHOOLS?

• State Laws
• N.C. G.S. 115C-47(12) (36)
• States To Report All Acts of School Violence-
  Local boards of
• education shall report all acts of school
  violence to the State
• Board of Education in accordance with N.C. G.S.
  115C-12 (21).
• N.C.G.S. 115C-105.46 (4)
• States The State Board of Education may
  revoke the certificate of the superintendent,
  pursuant to G.S. 115C-274(c), for failure to
  fulfill the superintendents duties under a local
  safe school plan.

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WHAT IS THE LAW PERTAINING TO HATE CRIMES AT
SCHOOLS?

• STATE LAWS (CONTINUED)
• N.C.G.S. 115C-105.47(a)
• States Each local board of education shall
  develop a local
• school administrative unit safe school plan
  designed to
• provide that every school in the local school
  administrative
• unit is safe, secure, and orderly, that there is
  a climate of
• respect in every school, and that appropriate
  personal
• conduct is a priority for all students and all
  public school
• personnel.

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WHAT IS THE LAW PERTAINING TO HATE CRIMES AT
SCHOOLS?

• STATE LAWS (CONTINUED)
• N.C.G.S 14-401.14(a)
• States If a person shall, because of race,
  color,
• religion, nationality, or country of origin
  assault
• another person, or damage or deface the property
• of another person, or threaten to do any such
  act,
• he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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WHAT IS THE LAW PERTAINING TO HATE CRIMES AT
SCHOOLS?

• LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
• ANTI-NOOSE/CROSS BURNING LEGISLATION
• N.C.G.S. Chapter 14-401.14A.
• States It is unlawful to burn a cross or
• hang a noose with the intent to intimidate.

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WHAT IS THE LAW PERTAINING TO HATE CRIMES AT
SCHOOLS?

• LEGISLATIVE UPDATE (continued)
• A person who burns a cross or hangs a noose with
  the expectation and the probability that another
  person will view the cross or noose with the
  intent to intimidate that person because of race,
  color, religion, nationality or country of origin
  is guilty of a Class H felony
• Passed the 2008 short session of N.C. General
  Assembly and law goes into effect on December 1,
  2008.

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• WHAT IS A HATE CRIME?
• WHAT IS A HATE BIAS INCIDENT?

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WHAT IS A HATE CRIME?

• Criminal offense.
• Against persons, property or society
• Bias-motivated towards persons of a different
  race, religion, ethnic/national origin, gender,
  age, disability or sexual orientation.
• Arson, assault, murder, shooting, vandalism.

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WHAT IS A HATE BIAS INCIDENT?

• Not a criminal offense
• Bias-motivated towards persons of a different
  race, religion, ethnic/national origin, gender,
  age, disability or sexual orientation.
• Marches, leafleting, rallies, membership
  solicitation, derogatory public statements,
  public expressions

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WHAT DOES A HATE CRIME LOOK LIKE?
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WHAT DOES A HATE CRIME AT SCHOOL LOOK LIKE?

• Racial graffiti
• Hate speech
• Vandalism with symbols and phrases
• Threats
• Fights
• Assaults

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RAHOWA
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WHAT DOES A HATE CRIME AT SCHOOL LOOK LIKE?

• Websites and E-mails
• Hate Literature
• Hate Music
• Student Alienation

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WHAT DOES A HATE CRIME/BIAS AT SCHOOL LOOK LIKE?

• 5 words (I have nothing to say)
• 14 Words (We must secure the existence of our
  people and a future for white children)
• 100 (An expression of an individuals pure Aryan
  or white roots.)
• SWP (Supreme White Power)
• KIGY (Klansman, I greet you!)
• WPWW (White Pride World Wide)
• ORION (A Ku Klux Klan saying Our Race Is Our
  Nation)

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SCHOOL WIDE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO HATE CRIMES
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SCHOOL WIDE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

• FOCUS ON SAFETY FIRST
• Alert authorities
• Follow school safety procedures
• Restore order
• Protect witnesses and informants
• Take rumors of violence seriously

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SCHOOL WIDE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

• GET THE FACTS
• Look for signs of bias motivation
• Take all reports of bias seriously
• Gather information
• Denounce false reports

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SCHOOL WIDE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

• DENOUNCE THE HATEFUL ACT AND ADDRESS FEARS AND
  CONFUSION
• Issue a statement
• Keep parents informed
• Designate one individual to handle outside
  inquiries
• View the media as allies
• Address faculty and staff concerns
• Encourage respectful behavior

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SCHOOL WIDE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

• INVOLVE EVERYONE IN FINDING SOLUTIONS
• Prepare a detailed summary of events
• Encourage an open discussion (faculty/students/com
  munity)
• Make counseling available for students and staff
• Give students a leadership role

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SCHOOL WIDE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

• PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS
• Confer with the victims family
• Use extreme sensitivity
• Express regret
• Encourage student outreach
• Be sensitive to privacy concerns in anti-gay
  incidents

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SCHOOL WIDE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

• ENFORCE APPROPRIATE CONSEQUENCES FOR OFFENDERS
• Involve the family of the offender
• Involve a teacher whom the offender respects
• Incorporate affirmative measures into
  punishment
• Strive to change biased attitudes
• Seek student input

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• ANY QUESTIONS?