Snyder: Make School Safe Again - Why We Must Speak Out Against Surge in Election-Related Bullying

We knew America was divided by this election. We knew campaign tensions had carried over to America’s classrooms. (Just last week, we canvassed schools across Los Angeles that reported spikes in bullying — harassment that echoed the words and themes of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.)

But we had no idea just how bad things would get for minority students. Or how quickly.

Yesterday, reporters at The 74 started seeing scattered reports of school bullying, intimidation and violence. We decided today to begin compiling accounts from across the country. The volume and intensity of what we’re now finding, though, has left us astonished.

https://www.the74million.org/article/make-schools-safe-again-why-donald-trump-must-speak-out-now-against-the-surge-in-school-bullying