So remember in February when that Pakistani kid got the stuffing beat out of him by kids at his school? Jeremayah Daniels, that kid my parents knew whose nose was broken by his classmates? This week (right in time for school), Philadelphia Weekly is running a story called “Asian Students Under Assault,” which profiles Daniel among other Asian immigrants targeted by their classmates.
Here’s what they say about Daniel.
He was in the stairwell, exiting Fels at the end of the school day. Other students who walked by never offered to help. With blood pouring down his face and splattered all over his clothes, Daniel left the building, stopped only by a safety officer who asked if he wanted to see the nurse. No one called 911. No reports were taken by the school that day. No one from the school called afterward to learn about his condition. And no arrests were immediately made. Continue reading
