Mom says her son was racially bullied, demands action from Collierville Schools district leaders

By Joyce Peterson | November 23, 2020 at 10:41 PM CST – Updated November 23 at 10:41 PM COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (WMC) – A Mid-South mother says her son is the victim of racist and homophobic bullying at school, and she’s accusing district leaders of failing to take any action. The student is Black and attends West Collierville Middle School. His mother says he’s been called the N-word in person and online. And, she says, he was recently sent an invitation to another student’s Snapchat group – a group nicknamed the “Ku Klux Klan.” “It’s just incredibly hurtful,” she told WMC Action News 5. “It’s hurtful to know my child doesn’t want to go to school because of this. It’s hurtful to me as a parent.” She asked WMC not to reveal her name in order to protect her son. She’s speaking out because she says she wants the student who created the racist social media page disciplined, and she wants the Collierville School System to be more responsive in how it handles issues of racism and harassment. “There’s no way that a child should be subjected to this type of cyberbullying, there has to be zero tolerance for this type…
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