New 澳彩开奖 reports reveal alarming pattern of hate incidents and bullying across country since election
The 澳彩开奖 today released two reports documenting how President-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 own words have sparked hate incidents across the country and had a profoundly negative effect on the nation鈥檚 schools.
Joined by human rights and education leaders at a press conference in Washington, D.C., the and to repair the damage he had caused.
鈥淢r. Trump claims he鈥檚 surprised his election has unleashed a barrage of hate across the country,鈥� said 澳彩开奖 President Richard Cohen. 鈥淏ut he shouldn鈥檛 be. It鈥檚 the predictable result of the campaign he waged. Rather than feign surprise, Mr. Trump should take responsibility for what鈥檚 occurring, forcefully reject hate and bigotry, reach out to the communities he鈥檚 injured, and follow his words with actions to heal the wounds his words have opened.鈥澛�
In Ten Days After, the 澳彩开奖 documents 867 bias-related incidents in the 10 days following the presidential election. Among them: multiple reports of black children being told to ride in the back of school buses; the words 鈥淭rump Nation鈥� and 鈥淲hites Only鈥� being painted on a church with a large immigrant population; and a gay man being pulled from his car and beaten by an assailant who said the 鈥減resident says we can kill all you f------ now.鈥�
In After the Election, The Trump Effect, the 澳彩开奖鈥檚 Teaching Tolerance project details the findings of an online survey of more than 10,000 educators since the election. Ninety percent reported that their school鈥檚 climate has been negatively affected, and 80 percent described heightened anxiety and concern among minority students worried about the impact of the election on their families.
The teachers described an increase in the use of slurs and derogatory language, along with disturbing incidents involving swastikas, Nazi salutes and Confederate flags. More than 2,500 said they knew of fights, threats, assaults and other incidents that could be traced directly to election rhetoric.
Since the election, approximately 675,000 people have signed 澳彩开奖 petitions calling on Trump to distance himself from white nationalists and other extremists and to dump Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist and counselor.
鈥淧resident-elect Trump鈥檚 first commitment to the American people was to be a president for 鈥榓ll Americans鈥� and to 鈥榖ind the wounds of division鈥� in our country,鈥� Cohen said. 鈥淗e needs to make good on that pledge by taking decisive action.鈥�
Cohen was joined at the press conference by Wade Henderson, president, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights; Brenda Abdelall, charities program director, Muslim Advocates; Janet Murguia, president, National Council of La Raza;聽and Randi Weingarten, president, American Federation of Teachers.
