Thursday, December 20, 2007

Amanda Kearney Speaks: First Day of Public Hearing

Girl speaks in first day of ICSD hearing
Teen felt ‘worthless' after repeated verbal abuse, threats on school bus

By Topher Sanders
Journal Staff

Ithaca, NY. It was an emotional first day at the human rights hearing that will decide whether the Ithaca City School District responded adequately to the racial discrimination charges of a middle-school mother during the 2005-06 school year.

The public and Administration Law Judge Christine Kellett heard the firsthand account of Amelia Kearney's daughter, the 14-year-old girl at the heart of the case. The hearing was held at the Tompkins County Public Library, and as many as 60 people were in attendance in the early hours.

Daughter speaks

Kearney's attorney Raymond Schlather asked the 14-year-old how she felt about being called a “bitch, slut, whore and n----.” The girl's answers came in low tones.

“I felt worthless and mad at myself that I couldn't do more to stop it,” Kearney's daughter, now in high school, said. “I felt ashamed of what happened to me. It was hard for me to talk about and still is.”

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