Russell Dickerson III (right) sued the Aberdeen School District for not protecting him from racial and sexual harassment. He will get $100,000 in a settlement with the district.
An African-American man who was bullied when he was a student in Aberdeen has won a major settlement from the school district. Russell Dickerson III sued the district in federal court for not stopping his classmates from harassing him throughout junior high and high school.
Russell Dickerson III (right) says the Aberdeen School District didn't protect him from racial and sexual harassment
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Russell Dickerson III (right) says Aberdeen School District officials stood by while students called him racial slurs
An African-American teen in Aberdeen is suing the city’s school district for not keeping him safe from bullying when he was a student. He alleges administrators knew he endured racial and sexual harassment for years, but did little to stop it.
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