November 2023: Skyla Lopez, a Black student, experiences bullying at Southwick Regional School. A white student uses the N-word. The incident goes unreported.
December 2023: Another student uses the N-word while holding the door for Skyla. Assistant Principal Charles Jasack informs Skyla’s mother, Allyson Lopez, about the school’s zero-tolerance policy and plans to hold an assembly, which only happens after an additional incident.
