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Bias Incidents Investigated At Bergen School Whose Principal Remains Suspended Bias Incidents Investigated At Bergen School Whose Principal Remains Suspended
Bias Incidents Investigated At Bergen School Whose Principal Remains Suspended A Bergen County school already unsettled by the suspension of its principal earlier this year is now dealing with a pair of bias incidents -- one a racial slur written in a boy’s bathroom and another an anonymous email to a staffer that “signifies slavery.” Police and school district officials in Wyckoff said they were working together to determine who was responsible for the bias incidents at Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School. “Sadly there have been several incidents of racism, cultural insensitivity and an overall lack of acceptance for those who appear to be different than ourselves,” V…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Haworth Police Treating 'Cabbage Night' Shaving Cream Swastikas As Bias Incident Haworth Police Treating 'Cabbage Night' Shaving Cream Swastikas As Bias Incident
Haworth Police Treating 'Cabbage Night' Shaving Cream Swastikas As Bias Incident UPDATE: Haworth police said they found no evidence that anyone was targeted by five swastikas drawn in shaving cream on a borough street during last week's "Cabbage Night." They nonetheless were treating the Halloween-morning discovery as a bias incident. "We wholeheartedly and completely condemn any symbol of hate," Sgt. Justin Fox said Monday. "An investigation is continuing to determine who was responsible." Following law enforcement guidelines, borough police also alerted the state Division of Criminal Justice, the State Police and the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. The first …

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by Jerry DeMarco