Family shocked by son's expulsion from Catholic school after he reported being called a racial slur
KGW News
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Selene Stevens is live'}, {'start': '21.039', 'end': '25.439', 'text': 'outside the Meline school now to break'}, {'start': '22.720', 'end': '25.439', 'text': 'it all down for us.'}, {'start': '26.480', 'end': '30.480', 'text': 'Tim, Stephanie. So, Principal Treseras'}, {'start': '28.640', 'end': '32.160', 'text': 'attorney informed me today that she was'}, {'start': '30.480', 'end': '33.680', 'text': 'put on leave Wednesday, and now the vice'}, {'start': '32.160', 'end': '35.840', 'text': 'principal will be taking over her duties'}, {'start': '33.680', 'end': '37.440', 'text': 'here at the Madlin School. So, this all'}, {'start': '35.840', 'end': '39.040', 'text': 'came to a head after parents of a fourth'}, {'start': '37.440', 'end': '41.120', 'text': 'grader say that their son was called a'}, {'start': '39.040', 'end': '43.040', 'text': 'racial slur while on school grounds at'}, {'start': '41.120', 'end': '44.719', 'text': 'the end of March. They then went to the'}, {'start': '43.040', 'end': '47.120', 'text': 'school to try and address the situation,'}, {'start': '44.719', 'end': '49.120', 'text': 'but then the principal called 911 on'}, {'start': '47.120', 'end': '52.160', 'text': 'them. Just 3 days later, their son was'}, {'start': '49.120', 'end': '53.680', 'text': 'expelled. As a black person, we all'}, {'start': '52.160', 'end': '56.239', 'text': 'remember the first time that word was'}, {'start': '53.680', 'end': '59.840', 'text': 'directed at us. And so we knew that'}, {'start': '56.239', 'end': '62.320', 'text': 'pain. March 31st, Caris Stomire Phillips'}, {'start': '59.840', 'end': '64.720', 'text': 'and her husband Mike Phillips received a'}, {'start': '62.320', 'end': '66.960', 'text': 'phone call from the Meline School. Our'}, {'start': '64.720', 'end': '69.040', 'text': 'son had heard and the word the n-word'}, {'start': '66.960', 'end': '70.720', 'text': 'had been targeted towards him. The'}, {'start': '69.040', 'end': '73.280', 'text': 'couple rushed to the school to check on'}, {'start': '70.720', 'end': '74.960', 'text': 'their son and comfort him. They also'}, {'start': '73.280', 'end': '77.360', 'text': 'wanted to know what the school was going'}, {'start': '74.960', 'end': '79.759', 'text': 'to do, but instead they say they were'}, {'start': '77.360', 'end': '84.720', 'text': 'met with push back from principal Tresa'}, {'start': '79.759', 'end': '87.119', 'text': 'Ras. We were just wanting answers and um'}, {'start': '84.720', 'end': '90.799', 'text': "she stated that um you know if we don't"}, {'start': '87.119', 'end': '93.119', 'text': 'trust her then we can take him out. He'}, {'start': '90.799', 'end': '94.560', 'text': 'can go somewhere else. She yelled at us,'}, {'start': '93.119', 'end': '96.240', 'text': "if you don't trust me, then why do you"}, {'start': '94.560', 'end': '99.040', 'text': 'even have him at the school is what she'}, {'start': '96.240', 'end': '101.479', 'text': 'said to us. They were handed this notice'}, {'start': '99.040', 'end': '103.920', 'text': 'about staff response to bias incident'}, {'start': '101.479', 'end': '105.840', 'text': 'protocol when they continued to question'}, {'start': '103.920', 'end': '108.799', 'text': "the school's policies and procedures."}, {'start': '105.840', 'end': '110.560', 'text': 'The couple says things escalated and we'}, {'start': '108.799', 'end': '112.799', 'text': 'knew what she was doing when she turned'}, {'start': '110.560', 'end': '114.640', 'text': 'and started walking towards the phone'}, {'start': '112.799', 'end': '116.640', 'text': "and we both said she's going to call the"}, {'start': '114.640', 'end': '120.000', 'text': 'police and I watched her fingers. I'}, {'start': '116.640', 'end': '121.840', 'text': 'watched her fingers down 911. PPB says'}, {'start': '120.000', 'end': '123.799', 'text': 'when they arrived they were told they'}, {'start': '121.840', 'end': '127.840', 'text': 'were no longer needed.'}, {'start': '123.799', 'end': '130.879', 'text': 'So, and and again, if it was a threat,'}, {'start': '127.840', 'end': '133.599', 'text': "how come it's fine now? You did that"}, {'start': '130.879', 'end': '135.160', 'text': 'because you could. You did that because'}, {'start': '133.599', 'end': '138.120', 'text': 'you understood the'}, {'start': '135.160', 'end': '142.080', 'text': 'ramifications of it to'}, {'start': '138.120', 'end': '146.160', 'text': "me and it's not right. It's not fair and"}, {'start': '142.080', 'end': '148.480', 'text': 'it could have turned out very different.'}, {'start': '146.160', 'end': '150.400', 'text': 'Two days later, the school informed them'}, {'start': '148.480', 'end': '152.400', 'text': 'the investigation was over and the'}, {'start': '150.400', 'end': '154.959', 'text': 'parents expressed their disappointment'}, {'start': '152.400', 'end': '157.360', 'text': 'through email. And then on Thursday at'}, {'start': '154.959', 'end': '160.080', 'text': '5:09 p.m., we received an email from'}, {'start': '157.360', 'end': '162.160', 'text': 'Father Bonaventure telling us that our'}, {'start': '160.080', 'end': '164.640', 'text': 'partnership had been terminated,'}, {'start': '162.160', 'end': '167.599', 'text': 'effective immediately, Thursday, April'}, {'start': '164.640', 'end': '170.720', 'text': '3rd, 5:09 p.m. Our son now has nowhere'}, {'start': '167.599', 'end': '173.280', 'text': 'to go to school. The news crushing the'}, {'start': '170.720', 'end': '175.200', 'text': 'family, especially their son. And then'}, {'start': '173.280', 'end': '177.280', 'text': 'when we told him you you cannot go back'}, {'start': '175.200', 'end': '178.760', 'text': "to the Meline. They've decided that you"}, {'start': '177.280', 'end': '181.840', 'text': 'can no longer be a student at the'}, {'start': '178.760', 'end': '184.560', 'text': "Meline. I don't know how long he cried."}, {'start': '181.840', 'end': '187.040', 'text': 'We were all crying. She says the school'}, {'start': '184.560', 'end': '189.360', 'text': 'cited a violation of parent conduct'}, {'start': '187.040', 'end': '191.440', 'text': "code. In the school's handbook, it"}, {'start': '189.360', 'end': '193.120', 'text': 'states under normal circumstances, a'}, {'start': '191.440', 'end': '195.440', 'text': 'child is not to be deprived of a'}, {'start': '193.120', 'end': '198.159', 'text': 'Catholic education due to the attitude'}, {'start': '195.440', 'end': '200.319', 'text': 'of parents. But situations could arise'}, {'start': '198.159', 'end': '203.120', 'text': 'where the partnership of the school and'}, {'start': '200.319', 'end': '205.440', 'text': 'parents is irretrievably broken for'}, {'start': '203.120', 'end': '207.360', 'text': 'standing up for our child. It was all'}, {'start': '205.440', 'end': '209.680', 'text': 'because we stood up for our child and it'}, {'start': '207.360', 'end': '213.159', 'text': 'was simply retaliation and a grotesque'}, {'start': '209.680', 'end': '215.280', 'text': 'abuse of power. Now the family has legal'}, {'start': '213.159', 'end': '217.680', 'text': 'representation. Their attorney who chose'}, {'start': '215.280', 'end': '219.760', 'text': "not to be on camera explaining why it's"}, {'start': '217.680', 'end': '221.920', 'text': "necessary. I think it's important for"}, {'start': '219.760', 'end': '223.360', 'text': "them to make sure that this doesn't"}, {'start': '221.920', 'end': '225.440', 'text': 'happen again to another child and that'}, {'start': '223.360', 'end': '227.599', 'text': 'if it does happen then there are'}, {'start': '225.440', 'end': '229.440', 'text': 'procedures and steps in place. The'}, {'start': '227.599', 'end': '231.599', 'text': 'family and attorney stating what they'}, {'start': '229.440', 'end': '234.239', 'text': 'are looking for is an apology,'}, {'start': '231.599', 'end': '235.920', 'text': 'acknowledgement and accountability. We'}, {'start': '234.239', 'end': '238.080', 'text': 'need a formal public apology from the'}, {'start': '235.920', 'end': '240.319', 'text': 'Maline School in the parish and the arch'}, {'start': '238.080', 'end': '243.120', 'text': 'dasces of Portland. We want um the'}, {'start': '240.319', 'end': '245.439', 'text': 'resignation of principal Rast. We want'}, {'start': '243.120', 'end': '249.560', 'text': 'support services for this 10-year-old'}, {'start': '245.439', 'end': '249.560', 'text': 'boy and the family.'}, {'start': '249.840', 'end': '254.319', 'text': 'I reached out to the arch dascese of'}, {'start': '252.000', 'end': '255.920', 'text': 'Portland, Reverend Bonaventure Ruml and'}, {'start': '254.319', 'end': '257.519', 'text': 'Principal Ras to understand more about'}, {'start': '255.920', 'end': '259.280', 'text': 'this incident and why their child was'}, {'start': '257.519', 'end': '260.880', 'text': 'expelled, but I only heard back from'}, {'start': '259.280', 'end': '263.040', 'text': "Ras's attorney. Now, the family says"}, {'start': '260.880', 'end': '264.639', 'text': 'that their other son also attended the'}, {'start': '263.040', 'end': '266.400', 'text': 'school before and also experienced'}, {'start': '264.639', 'end': '268.400', 'text': 'microaggressions and smaller incidents,'}, {'start': '266.400', 'end': '271.759', 'text': 'but nothing compared to the scale ever'}, {'start': '268.400', 'end': '271.759', 'text': 'before. Back to you.'}]