Samara Filippo wants to expel students accused of racism against her daughter: “They could be humiliated again” | Sao Paulo

According to Samara and the teacher, two ninth-grade students took a notebook that belonged to the girl, who is black, tore out the pages and wrote a racial slur on one page. After that, the notebook was returned to the missing and found.

“Yes, I have requested the expulsion of the accused students because I see no other alternative to the crime under the law that the school insists on considering. Aside from the safety and mental health of my daughter and other black and non-stereotypical students if they continue to go to school, it is not an isolated case, Let this be clear.” g1.

“I honestly want the people involved, the abusers, who are 15-year-old girls, which is my daughter's age, to really rehabilitate themselves. I want good for them, I don't want harm for anyone. I just want them not to live in the same place, where they will be able to humiliate her And insulting her and committing other racist acts against her in the future.”

The actress says that her daughter wanted to talk to the two students to try to understand the reason for the attack. “She was the one who asked to meet the girls. She was so beautiful, generous, strong, empowered and understanding, right? Try to look them in the face, understand the reason for this aggressive and violent act and explain to them.” “He told them that this was a crime, and that she knew it was a crime.”

Samara says she has been doing “racial literacy” work with her daughters since they were little.

“I always called out racism. I said that racism, unfortunately, can visit them in their lives. And I think when she was ready to be with the girls, in a room, to understand why these girls were doing this, I immediately asked her if she was strong enough to do it, and she said yes.”

Hey g1 I contacted Vera Cruz School via email on Saturday (27), but had not received a response as of the last update of this report.

The actress filed a report with the police and stated that she had not yet decided whether to take her daughter out of school or not.

“I'm still taking it all in, and I probably never will. Every time I look at her notebook or see her bent over the table rewriting every page, my soul hurts. I cry. It's a very painful cry. But now I'm crying with indignation, too.” “

The students have been suspended indefinitely

In a statement sent to the families and obtained g1After recovering the notebook, Samara's daughter searched for the teacher and series advisor, Vera Cruz says.

He added: “Immediately, the necessary measures were taken to receive the student, and to communicate with all the students in the series as well as their families. From the first moment, we maintained constant contact with the family of the student who was a victim of this racist aggression, as well as remaining attentive so that she would not be exposed more than necessary and become a victim of more aggression.” In a circular sent to all families on the same day, we asked everyone to talk to their children about what happened, and on Tuesday, April 23, the school’s letter stated: “The ninth grade students and their families have come to school and have taken responsibility for their actions.”

According to Vera Cruz, the students were called to return the torn pages from their notebooks and were formally informed of the punishments that would be applied — including indefinite suspension.

“The suspension will end when we understand that we have concluded our consideration of sanctions and compensation, which we continue to do – a fact that has also been communicated to all the families directly involved. We stress that further punitive measures may be taken, if we deem it necessary thereafter.” “Our intense educational discussion, while also keeping in mind the unequivocal fight against racism,” the statement read.

Samara says her daughter had already experienced previous bouts of prejudice, but the “racism” had only materialized now.

“Before, she wanted not to see. It was painful to see, she just wanted to be part of a group and was excluded from work, groups and trips, accepting any crumbs and taunts made by the same girls, and her name was always thrown around,” she told me, “involved in gossip.” “She is guilty of acts she did not commit. She remembered the case of the porter who disappeared at a party and she was the only accused. [Não atribuo aqui esse caso as atuais agressora]”.

The actress says she wants to spark debate about what a school must do to be considered anti-racist, Vera Cruz says.

“There are some things at the school that I don't agree with. The quota policy they have only goes up to year five. So, a black teenager who goes to school in year seven, eight, nine is not going to feel represented, it will be a hostile environment, mostly white, I want to raise Debate like this: What is a good anti-racist school?

“Because these girls [que agrediram a filha da atriz] I have always studied at Vera [Cruz], and committing some kind of act like this. So, it has no effect, and you have no effect (…) You have to bring it back, you have to rethink it, you have to do more.”