ACLU-N.M.: NM Supreme Court Rules APS is Accountable to State Anti-Discrimination Laws After Teacher Called Student a 'Bloody Indian'
January 24, 2025
January 24, 2025
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 24 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico issued the following news release:
Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) must adhere to state anti-discrimination laws, ruled the New Mexico Supreme Court today. The ruling comes after a Cibola High School teacher, in front of the entire class, cut one Native American student's braid without consent and called another student, McKenzie Johnson, a "bloody Indian" on Halloween of 2018.
Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) must adhere to state anti-discrimination laws, ruled the New Mexico Supreme Court today. The ruling comes after a Cibola High School teacher, in front of the entire class, cut one Native American student's braid without consent and called another student, McKenzie Johnson, a "bloody Indian" on Halloween of 2018.