Australia's aboriginals now facing racial taunts.Byline: ANI Perth (Australia), June 17 (ANI): It was bad enough that Indian students were being racially abused, but reports have now surfaced that racial taunts have also been directed at aboriginal students in the town of Narrogin The Town of Narrogin is a Local Government Area of Western Australia for the town of Narrogin in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 192 kilometres (119 mi) south-east of the capital, Perth along Great Southern Highway. in Western Australia's south-east. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. news.com.au, 25 children have been asked by their parents to stay at home because of what they claim are racial slurs against indigenous students. Sergeant Roy George, of Narrogin police, said police were called to Narrogin Senior High School yesterday where a large mob had gathered to watch three students fighting. Priscilla Kickett, from the Narrogin Aboriginal Community Reference Group, said indigenous students were being taunted with racial slurs and ignored by their teachers when they reported it. "When they retaliate, they get suspended," she added. Sergeant George said the children involved in the fight had been taken to the principal's office and dealt with by the principal, in accordance with education department policy. He said the incident was not as sinister sinister /si·nis·ter/ (sin´is-ter) [L.] left; on the left side. sin·is·ter adj. 1. Presaging trouble; ominous. 2. On the left side; left. as it was portrayed por·tray tr.v. por·trayed, por·tray·ing, por·trays 1. To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of. 2. To depict or describe in words. 3. To represent dramatically, as on the stage. . (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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