Stratford CT High School Talent Show Fight-Bullying Suspected
Bunnell High School in Stratford, Connecticut was the scene of an allegedly racially charged fight between students at a talent show. The victim of this Stratford, Connecticut bullying incident, a participant in the talent show, and African American, alleges that she was bullied verbally during the show. When the show ended, the verbal bullying continued, and, the victim stated, threats were made by the two white girls verbally assaulting the participant.
It is unclear as to why school officials or security did not remove the two white girls, who were making the verbal assaults, from the show, or otherwise intervene to avoid a physical confrontation. The white girls were apparently told to stop, but nothing further was done, according to news reports (Connecticut Post, Thursday February 12, 2009), until the verbal confrontation turned physical. All involved were arrested on a variety of charges.
It is highly likely that, given the nature of the verbal assaults, and the claims of a racially motivated component, that this Stratford, Connecticut bullying incident will require further investigation. The question for this writer is why the school representatives and others officiating at the show did not take much earlier steps to avoid the escalation to violence, especially in light of their obligations under Connecticut's newly enacted anti-bullying statutes .
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