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Chambersburg committee considering new anti-discrimination ordinance, local human relations commission

The group plans to make its recommendation in late July or early August, after hearing from outside experts and community members. 
By Alanna Elder/WITF

Students’ allegations of past and present racism at Biglerville H.S. force a difficult conversation

About three weeks ago, accounts appeared on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter calling out a culture of racism at Biglerville High School, which enrolls just over 500 students in the heart of the Adams County fruit belt.

The accounts’ administrators say the school has allowed a pattern of “racially motivated child abuse” to go unchecked for years.

By Alanna Elder/WITF

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Updated: 2020-06-16 14:05:58

What does the Supreme Court’s ruling on sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination mean for Pennsylvania?

"This ruling may well shape the way that the federal courts interpret other federal statutes that outlaw discrimination based on sex."
By Benjamin Pontz/PA Post

Pa. state commission: Bucks County school district can keep controversial nickname

Under a 6-1 decision, the district must ensure “students do not form the idea that is acceptable to stereotype any group.”
By Aaron Moselle/WHYY

Pa. state commission postpones vote on controversial school mascot

It’ll be another month before the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission votes on the fate of a controversial school mascot in Bucks County.

By Aaron Moselle/WHYY

Pa. commission to rule on Neshaminy ‘Redskins’ team name

Four years after it first filed suit, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission is expected to decide whether the Neshaminy School District can continue using the word “Redskins” to describe its sports teams.

By Aaron Moselle/WHYY



Race relations, have we made progress?

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