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Racial Remark By Staff Member Prompts Student Walkout, Investigation At School In Westchester Racial Remark By Staff Member Prompts Student Walkout, Investigation At School In Westchester
Racial Remark By Staff Member Prompts Student Walkout, Investigation At School In Westchester Students at a school in the area staged a temporary walkout in solidarity for a classmate after a staffer reportedly made a racially insensitive comment to a student-athlete in Westchester County. An investigation has been launched at Iona Prep in New Rochelle, the school's president, Brother Thomas R. Leto, announced in a statement after the administration was made aware of the comment over the weekend reportedly made on Friday, Nov. 19, reporting it immediately to authorities. In response, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, students staged the brief walkout in support of the student and to speak out a…

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