Guthrie Public Schools announced on Monday afternoon they are investigating students’ actions in regards to racial slurs.
District administrators said they were made aware of a student conduct issue that occurred off-campus involving racial slurs. District personnel stopped the conduct and reported it to administration, according to a school press release.
The school district did not elaborate on the situation or where the alleged event took place. School administrators add the students involved have been disciplined according to the student code of conduct.
The incident involves junior high students.
“Due to recent issues on a statewide level, we were already exploring educational opportunities to promote building a more inclusive environment within our district,” Superintendent Dr. Mike Simpson said in the release.
The district added that their investigation into the matter continues in order to ensure that anyone involved is identified and punished.
“Because this specific matter involves students, we will have no further comment at this time,” Simpson added.
The school system said they will continue to fully and uniformly enforce our zero-tolerance policy with regard to racial slurs that are addressed specifically in the district’s handbooks and GPS Board of Education Policy.
“We will continue to focus on improving our learning environment districtwide,” the school superintendent concluded with.
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