By Raymond Drumsta
Ithaca Journal Staff
ITHACA — The Tompkins County Human Rights Commission closed its office and relocated its staff Thursday because of a vague threat made by an unidentified male caller in the morning, according to commission officials.
The man called twice, and both calls seemed to be related to the ongoing racial tensions at Ithaca High School.
On his first call, the man said the commission staff should be ashamed of themselves, and he contended the commission isn't standing up for white children's rights, according to Shawn Martel-Moore, the director of the Tompkins County Human Rights Commission.
When the staff member encouraged the caller to come in to the office, on State Street, to file a complaint if he had one, the man asked who funded the commission and whom it answered to, Moore said. Though the staff member responded that the county did, the man hung up, she added.
...
for the complete article click on title of post above.
No comments:
Post a Comment