Indignant parents were compelled to file a lawsuit after their son's repeated racist abuse at a Massachusetts school went unreported despite the principal's promises in the book That's the Monkey

 Indignant parents were compelled to file a lawsuit after their son's repeated racist abuse at a Massachusetts school went unreported despite the principal's promises in the book That's the Monkey

A family in Massachusetts is requesting action from Concord Public Schools after their teenage son was made fun of and harassed because of his color. The family alleges that one of the white children once threatened to spank him by making a crude whip out of a stick and stating they should "because he's Black."

The 13-year-old's parents are now speaking up in the hopes of putting a stop to the violence he has experienced as a student at Concord Middle School after suffering insults and attacks for more than a year.

The family lives in a little Boston suburb with just about 18,000 residents. According to the U.S. Census, 83 percent of the population self-identifies as white, 4.2 percent as Black, 4.8 percent as Asian, and 5.9 percent as Hispanic.

The boy's father, Emmy Odunze, has three times informed school administrators about his son's harassment by classmates. However, despite Justin Cameron, the principal of the school, promising disciplinary action, nothing significant has happened.

The most recent occurrence happened when the adolescent and several youngsters were playing football.

A white youngster shouted to his buddies, "Look, that's the monkey in the middle," according to the Boston Globe.

The child reportedly shouted, "Hey, let's whip [Odunze's son] because he's Black," and then got a homemade whip, which caused the taunting to swiftly become worse. 

The parent claims that on Friday, October 6, the bigot's mastermind was still present at the school. He claims that the principal said that the youngster was enrolled in class but will soon be suspended from school.

A day after actor Will Smith attacked Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards, Odunze's kid experienced one of the first incidents of violence when a white girl punched him in the face at school, the family informed The Globe.

The young man's father, who has now hired legal counsel, thinks this event may have also had racist undertones. The family has reported crimes to the Concord Police Department in addition to hiring a lawyer.

Thomas Lucey, the school's spokesman, published a statement concerning racist violence on campus but took care to avoid mentioning Odunze's son's case. The representative instead provided links to the school's five-year strategic plan and a strategy for academic community diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and anti-racism.

The third component of the strategy is to promote a "Inclusive Culture" through regularly developing teachers and recognizing other cultures.

According to the statement, at college said, “We embrace our diverse community regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender identity, expression of gender, religion, disability — mental or physical, identity, or Economic status seems to status.”

"We welcome, respect, value, and motivate our employees, students, and neighbors to share their culture with those they perform their duties, acquire knowledge, and interact with in order to allow a greater sense of cultural humility for all," it said.

The school also mentioned how the Celtics recognized its efforts in diversity, equality, and inclusion during the season opening.

But the schools have experienced a scenario like this before. When their children experienced racial injustices on campus in 2022, Black parents from Concord's METCO Families Collective encouraged authorities to address the issue.

At a meeting of the Concord-Carlisle Joint School Committee in March 2022, METCO parent Akia Obas said that certain microaggressions Black pupils feel they are unable to comprehend.

She added that the parents are not interested in "performance" that results in "no action," but are instead requesting that something concrete take place right away. "We believe district leadership does not address or understand magnitude of the issues surrounding inclusion assets and systematic oppression," she said.