Parents allege child called racial slur in Portland Catholic School, then expelled
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[{'start': '0.880', 'end': '6.400', 'text': 'Um, when your child hurts, you hurt at'}, {'start': '4.240', 'end': '8.160', 'text': 'church school. Tonight, parents are'}, {'start': '6.400', 'end': '10.480', 'text': 'calling on a Portland Catholic school to'}, {'start': '8.160', 'end': '12.160', 'text': 'apologize for an alleged racist incident'}, {'start': '10.480', 'end': '14.240', 'text': 'that happened at school. Hundreds of'}, {'start': '12.160', 'end': '16.240', 'text': 'people have signed a petition demanding'}, {'start': '14.240', 'end': '18.880', 'text': 'the school do just that. Thanks for'}, {'start': '16.240', 'end': '20.640', 'text': "joining us for K2 News at 11. I'm Reway."}, {'start': '18.880', 'end': '22.480', 'text': "Let's get right to it. K2's Duny Verma"}, {'start': '20.640', 'end': '24.400', 'text': 'is at the live desk for us. And Dunby,'}, {'start': '22.480', 'end': '27.680', 'text': 'how did all this start?'}, {'start': '24.400', 'end': '30.080', 'text': 'So, the parents Caris Stomire and Mike'}, {'start': '27.680', 'end': '32.520', 'text': 'Phillips, Caris Stomire, Phillips and'}, {'start': '30.080', 'end': '35.040', 'text': 'Mike Phillips say it started on March'}, {'start': '32.520', 'end': '37.440', 'text': '31st. They say their son was called a'}, {'start': '35.040', 'end': '40.079', 'text': 'racial slur and then expelled shortly'}, {'start': '37.440', 'end': '42.480', 'text': 'after. We received a call from our kids'}, {'start': '40.079', 'end': '45.800', 'text': 'school um telling us that there had been'}, {'start': '42.480', 'end': '48.559', 'text': 'a racial incident and that our son um'}, {'start': '45.800', 'end': '50.399', 'text': 'was heard and called the n-word. The'}, {'start': '48.559', 'end': '52.879', 'text': 'parents say they went to the principal,'}, {'start': '50.399', 'end': '54.960', 'text': 'Teresa Rast. They wanted to ask'}, {'start': '52.879', 'end': '57.760', 'text': 'questions about what policies are in'}, {'start': '54.960', 'end': '59.520', 'text': 'place to address racism. She yelled at'}, {'start': '57.760', 'end': '61.039', 'text': 'us, "If you don\'t trust me, then why do'}, {'start': '59.520', 'end': '63.199', 'text': 'you even have your son at this school?"'}, {'start': '61.039', 'end': '67.159', 'text': 'Then the parents say the principal'}, {'start': '63.199', 'end': '70.840', 'text': 'called the police. As a Africanamean'}, {'start': '67.159', 'end': '74.799', 'text': 'male, having the police called on'}, {'start': '70.840', 'end': '76.560', 'text': 'you historically has so many different'}, {'start': '74.799', 'end': '81.040', 'text': 'implications.'}, {'start': '76.560', 'end': '82.040', 'text': 'So when you call the police on me,'}, {'start': '81.040', 'end': '88.280', 'text': "there's"}, {'start': '82.040', 'end': '92.079', 'text': 'fear because of how it was'}, {'start': '88.280', 'end': '94.960', 'text': 'weaponized to make sure that I knew who'}, {'start': '92.079', 'end': '99.040', 'text': "was in power and that's something that"}, {'start': '94.960', 'end': '101.680', 'text': 'was wielded towards me. K2 obtained the'}, {'start': '99.040', 'end': '104.159', 'text': 'Portland Police Bureau dispatch notes.'}, {'start': '101.680', 'end': '107.520', 'text': 'The report classifies the incident as a'}, {'start': '104.159', 'end': '109.439', 'text': 'quote disturbance. The 911 dispatcher'}, {'start': '107.520', 'end': '111.439', 'text': 'wrote in the notes, "In the office,'}, {'start': '109.439', 'end': '114.079', 'text': 'parents hear yelling at the employees'}, {'start': '111.439', 'end': '116.479', 'text': 'and refuses to leave." The family'}, {'start': '114.079', 'end': '118.799', 'text': 'disputes this account. A spokesperson'}, {'start': '116.479', 'end': '121.119', 'text': 'for PPB says, "It does not appear that'}, {'start': '118.799', 'end': '123.360', 'text': 'anyone wanted to make a police report in'}, {'start': '121.119', 'end': '125.439', 'text': 'the call, adding that the caller said'}, {'start': '123.360', 'end': '127.840', 'text': 'officers were no longer needed after'}, {'start': '125.439', 'end': '130.080', 'text': 'they arrived. We tried to bring all of'}, {'start': '127.840', 'end': '131.760', 'text': 'this to the Arch Dascese of Portland and'}, {'start': '130.080', 'end': '133.680', 'text': 'to the Meline School. No one is'}, {'start': '131.760', 'end': '135.520', 'text': 'available to take your call." This was'}, {'start': '133.680', 'end': '137.280', 'text': 'one of our attempts at reaching them.'}, {'start': '135.520', 'end': '139.680', 'text': "We're hearing that a student was called"}, {'start': '137.280', 'end': '141.840', 'text': 'a racial slur and then when the parents'}, {'start': '139.680', 'end': '144.080', 'text': 'asked the principal questions about the'}, {'start': '141.840', 'end': '146.599', 'text': "school's policy on this kind of thing,"}, {'start': '144.080', 'end': '149.360', 'text': 'the principal called the police on the'}, {'start': '146.599', 'end': '152.000', 'text': 'parents. If this is true, what are you'}, {'start': '149.360', 'end': '154.160', 'text': 'all doing to remedy the situation? And'}, {'start': '152.000', 'end': '156.319', 'text': 'is the principal still working there? In'}, {'start': '154.160', 'end': '158.879', 'text': 'the same week as the confrontation with'}, {'start': '156.319', 'end': '161.680', 'text': "the principal, the child's mother says"}, {'start': '158.879', 'end': '163.599', 'text': 'she got heartdropping news. We got the'}, {'start': '161.680', 'end': '167.200', 'text': "expulsion letter and that's where his"}, {'start': '163.599', 'end': '170.480', 'text': 'tears and the emotional distress comes'}, {'start': '167.200', 'end': '174.519', 'text': 'from because I have to manage a child'}, {'start': '170.480', 'end': '178.560', 'text': 'every day who'}, {'start': '174.519', 'end': '181.560', 'text': 'is punished for just doing the right'}, {'start': '178.560', 'end': '181.560', 'text': 'thing.'}, {'start': '183.040', 'end': '187.599', 'text': 'Right now, a petition that demands the'}, {'start': '185.360', 'end': '190.640', 'text': 'school apologize for how the family has'}, {'start': '187.599', 'end': '192.959', 'text': 'been treated has reached almost 2500'}, {'start': '190.640', 'end': '195.120', 'text': 'signatures. I spoke with a parent who'}, {'start': '192.959', 'end': '197.840', 'text': 'proudly signed the petition. And while'}, {'start': '195.120', 'end': '199.920', 'text': 'he sent us a statement reading in part,'}, {'start': '197.840', 'end': '202.000', 'text': '"We along with the broader Matteline'}, {'start': '199.920', 'end': '204.480', 'text': 'community are heartbroken that we are no'}, {'start': '202.000', 'end': '207.599', 'text': 'longer able to see his electric smile'}, {'start': '204.480', 'end': '209.760', 'text': 'daily." at the live desk. Then Verma, K2'}, {'start': '207.599', 'end': '209.760', 'text': 'News.'}]