Student Sues Schools for Homecoming Week ‘Wigger Days’??

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A former student at Red Wing High School in Minnesota is suing school officials for failing to stop a group of students from celebrating what they called "Wigger Day" during homecoming week in 2009.

The federal class action suit, available on Courthouse News, says that the school failed to protect Quera Pruitt, a black student who graduated in 2010, from discrimination by ignoring the racially-charged way of celebrating homecoming week.

Pruitt alleges that more than 60 upperclassmen  declared it "Wigger Day," around a pejorative term formed by combing the words white and the N-word. Those students wore "oversized sports jerseys, low-slung pants, baseball hats ****** to the side, and 'doo rags' on their heads," according to the suit.

Though the school is predominately white, Pruitt's lawyers say about 40 students suffered from the "racially hostile" environment created by "Wigger Day." The suit claims that Red Wing's principal knew that Wednesday of homecoming was "historically" called "Wigger Day" but didn't stop the students.
 
Pruitt says she felt extreme stress and depression, to the point that it led her to drop out of cheerleading and the student council, and almost made her stop going to school altogether.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/student-sues-schools-homecoming-week-wigger-days-151717544.html

What you think?????

Wounded Duck · Accepted Answer

Hate and racism sicken me. Worse though, is the denial of those who see nothing wrong with this. And the parents who raised children to see no wrong in it.

BRUCE · Answer

This is speech protected by 1st Amendment of the United States Constitution. The speech was in no way aimed at anyone personally just like in Snyder v. United States(2010). The speech is no doubt offensive, but it is legally protected. -------DUH!!!!

Really we have a right to freely speak in a free country????

How Smart of you!!!!

That wasn't even the question but yet you felt the need to state the Obvious.

Anonymous · Answer

I think the kids should be kicked out and if the school allowed this to happen year after year then they should be sued for it.

Jayne Savage · Answer

I think any school who would let kids do that crap should be shut down, they're not fit to be called a school.  I don't believe in all of these 'sue happy' people in today's society, but this is crap and no one should have to go through that.  I hope the girl wins this suit and these idiots in charge of the school lose their jobs.

? · Answer

This is speech protected by 1st Amendment of the United States Constitution. The speech was in no way aimed at anyone personally just like in Snyder v. United States(2010). The speech is no doubt offensive, but it is legally protected.

To Bruce: Apparently it is not very obvious because there is a suit being placed. The debate concerns whether the speech should be free or not. You should probably work on your reading comprehension skills that you were taught in elementary school. In addition, the question was very open ended.

Cali Livin · Answer

I think she has a case.

If this was a ongoing thing then yes the school is at fault

I VOTE · Answer

Shameful

Hope she wins no one should have to go thru that.

Anonymous · Answer

Hmm.  We have a school dress code.  None of that stuff is included.  By the way it is a very Cosmopolitan area.

Seiko . · Answer

This is ridiculous.  It wasn't some law, some change in policy, it was a couple students practicing some silly example of their freedom of speech.  People need to quite being so overly sensitive to every little thing.

Anonymous · Answer

It is sad that people feel so intimidated that they allow others to rule their lives

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