SLATE HILL – A male Minisink Valley High School student has been
disciplined by the district for making racially-charged comments about
a female classmate on social media.
The offender snapped a photo of the victim as she was putting away her
binder in a class and then posted the photo with a caption that read:
“A wild n…. has appeared we mush [sic} lynch her.”
“The district has no tolerance for hateful language or any type
of conduct that endangers the physical or emotional sense of safety and
security of our students and staff,” Superintendent of Schools Brian
Monahan said in a message to the community. “Those who choose to
test these boundaries will endure the consequences outlined by the district’s
code of conduct, and/or those under the law.”
He said the district has been aware of the incident since it occurred
in late November, but only spoke out publicly now because the district
received a number of phone calls about it.
Monahan said the incident was reported to law enforcement immediately
and “The ensuing external and internal investigations, and collaboration
between the district and law enforcement resulted in disciplinary action
for the offending student.”
Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler told Mid-Hudson News by
email that his office was made aware of the incident. “Juvenile
matters, except for specifically defined offenses fall to the jurisdiction
of Family Court where the focus is on offender rehabilitation.”
Monahan encouraged parents and guardians “to have conversations
with their children and reinforce these (no tolerance for hateful) messages
at home.”
