Omaha Public Schools investigating reports of staff using offensive language
Omaha Public Schools confirmed Wednesday that the district is investigating two separate incidents of staff allegedly using offensive language at a metro middle school.
On Wednesday, Superintendent Cheryl Logan met with a Beveridge Middle School family regarding reports of a staff member using offensive and inappropriate language.
In a letter to parents, school Principal Tiffany Molina said that in one situation, a student overheard a conversation where the inappropriate language was used.
The letter mentioned a second incident where a staff member repeated offensive language when talking to students about using good judgment.
The principal said the district is investigating and that it values an open and inclusive community.
"It all stems from students allegedly overhearing a staff member using a racial slur in the hallway."
The student and a classmate said they were walking to seventh period when they allegedly heard a racial slur from a staff member.
One of the students said that same employee met with them privately to talk about what happened. That's when they say they felt pressured to change their story.
One of the parents, Patricia Coleman Ansari, met with Logan on Wednesday.
"We don't want to just condemn the school. ... Don't get me wrong. They need help. Learn how to deal with stuff," Coleman Ansari said.
Coleman Ansari said Logan expressed concern and said there is zero tolerance for language like that at OPS.