Mar 19, 2015
Archived: Tech High School Somali Students Protest and Rally Against Alleged Discrimination
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) – A group of Somali students and parents have brought their allegations of discrimination and bullying to a St. Cloud school.
More than 100 students and parents, most of them Somali, protested outside Technical High School on Wednesday. The St. Cloud Times reports the group feels school administrators have not adequately responded to their concerns.
Protesters chanted slogans and waved posters on the school’s lawn. One student said the protesters feel administrators have not addressed conflicts between Somali and non-Somali students in the school.
One Somali student says she was a victim of cyber bullying when her image was used in a Snapchat incident, in which a student said she was part of ISIS, the Islamic terror group.
District spokeswoman Tami DeLand says the administration "will definitely respond" to the concerns.
Students not involved in the protest were placed on containment inside the school. Officials say an unrelated argument placed the school on lockdown. That left students unable to move about the building.







































