In a survey of 50,000 teens, some 70 percent reported abusive behavior across months of a notably angry presidential campaign.
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Laguna Beach High School suspended five students this week in the wake of a racially motivated attack against another student even as administrators took steps to start discussions about diversity and inclusiveness, beginning with meetings this week with representatives from O.C. Human Relations.
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After seeing two swastikas in Pavilion Park, Jenna Gerstner reached out to Rabbi Rachel Kort at Temple Beth El in Aliso Viejo, who coordinated with leaders of the Orange County Islamic Foundation mosque and Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church in Rancho Santa Margarita. The result of the collaboration was “A Place for Every Family,” a multifaith gathering to show children to respond to hate with love and inclusion.
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Laguna Niguel PATCH, December 13, 2016: A rash of 29 “hate incidents” and five “hate crimes” have been reported over the past month, including students chanting “Build a wall” at a janitor of Latino ethnicity, the Orange County Human Relations Commission reported Monday
Read more →The OC Weekly, Dec 12, 2016 BY MATT COKER We’re having a hate wave, a non-tropical hate wave. Swastikas and German words were found spray painted Saturday morning at a Buena Park Presbyterian church that primarily serves Koreans and has reportedly been a frequent target of similar vandalism. The day before, Coto de Caza residents faced the media to complain
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About 24 hours after racial and homophobic graffiti was discovered in Coto de Caza, a group of residents gathered outside the gated community Friday to voice their concerns about the vandalism, with some labeling it a “hate crime.”
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The OC Human Relations Commission announces the #HateFreeOC public education and awareness campaign to create a hate-free environment in Orange County, bring diverse communities together, and promote a peaceful and inclusive community where everyone can thrive.
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As reports of bias and hate have increased in schools after Donald Trump’s election, school leaders have had to decide how to address the incidents, whether to keep lessons focused on the students involved in a particular incident or to send an anti-bias message to the larger student body.
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In response to the divisions that the election had created on their campus, the BRIDGES students at Newport Harbor High School have engaged in projects to encourage unity.
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OC Human Relations found that reports of hate crimes in Orange County rose 10% in 2015. The most frequent target, according to the tally, was the LGBT community with 11 incidents, four of them aimed at people who are transgender. Hate incidents increased dramatically, from 14 in 2014 to 43 in 2015, mainly targeting Muslims and those thought to be Muslim, including the Sikh community.
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