Verbal, race-based harassment is up in this Pierce County school district

For months, parents have been coming forward to the Peninsula School District board with stories about their kids being bullied and harassed.

One dad said another student threatened and punched his daughter in elementary school. A mom said her son was called slurs after he came out as LGBTQ in his middle school. And concerned parents, who accused the district of ignoring what they say is a pattern, formed an advocacy group called Moms for P.E.A.C.E. Representatives spoke at many board meetings over the last two years.

On Tuesday, district staff presented the school board with a long-anticipated report to get to the heart of the issue: what’s not working?…

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