KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) - A Maine school district that has grappled with racial incidents in recent months is handling another, this time involving a video that appears to show the use of a racial slur by a student.
The incident took place in Maine Regional School Unit 21, which serves Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel. The Portland Press Herald reports the 10-second video includes two female students and was sent to the newspaper by a classmate.
District Superintendent Phil Potenziano sent a letter to the school community Friday that says an investigation has “swiftly begun.”
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The incident involving the video happened during the same week the district’s board of directors settled a complaint with a former teacher who said she suffered retaliation when she raised concerns about how the district handled two other racist incidents.
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