A discrimination lawsuit was filed against the Diocese of Covington and St. Joseph Catholic Church Middle School in Cold Spring, Kentucky, claiming that an eighth-grade teacher repeatedly used the N-word in class this year.
According to the lawsuit obtained by Atlanta Black Star, the teacher is accused of “intentional discrimination and harassment of a Black student with disabilities” by repeatedly using the word during class discussions about race in March.
The 13-year-old student was the only Black student in the class, and the lawsuit also contends that she was called the N-word by another student after she refused to share her answers to a class assignment.
The family is being represented by Covington’s J. Davis Law Firm, which filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in Covington on Oct. 30 on behalf of the student, who is referred to as Jane Doe in the complaint.
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The family’s attorney, Jamir Davis, says Jane Doe was subjected to racial discrimination, disability discrimination, harassment, emotional distress, and negligence at the hands of the Diocese of Covington, St. Joseph Catholic Church, and Jane Doe’s English teacher, Clydenna Herman.
Herman allegedly used the N-word repeatedly during class discussions about race.
“Teachers would single her out based on her race and one teacher would openly use the
word ‘N—er’ in class without consequence,” says the lawsuit. “Her school also failed to properly investigate or discipline other students that called her a N—er.’”
The lawsuit also claims that Herman defended her use of the word by saying her parents used the N-word “all the time” and “be careful who you say n—r around because you will be ex’ed out of our society.”
Davis said that Jane Doe’s classmates “actually came to her defense and said you shouldn’t say that.”
The complaint also noted that even after…
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