Organizations that track hate crimes have seen a rise in reports since the presidential election. The Southern Poverty Law Center has released two new reports on hate-motivated incidents since the election. The first reveals that the center documented nearly 900 such incidents, many on college campuses, in the 10 days following the election of Donald J. Trump as president.
The second reveals that in a survey of 10,000 educators, largely at elementary and secondary schools, 90 percent said that their institution’s climate had been negatively affected by the election.
Many of the episodes, on campuses and off, involved references to President-elect Donald J. Trump. Here’s the latest:
November 29, 2016
Among the latest incidents, a Muslim student at the University of Washingtonsuffered a concussion after someone threw a bottle at her head while she was walking on the campus this month. The student, who was wearing a hijab,reported the incident to the university police but no campus alert was sent out, The Seattle Times reported.
The police told the Times that due to the lack of a description of the suspect and no video evidence, they do not have much to go on. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, disappointed in the police response, is calling on the Federal Bureau of Investigation to get involved.
