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School Votes for External Probe Amid Mounting Racism Claims<!-- wp:html --><p>Wikimedia Commons</p> <p>A Michigan college board has agreed to launch an independent investigation after students and employees complained about a staff member’s alleged <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/racism">racism</a> and sexual harassment.</p> <p>During a special meeting Thursday night, the Jackson College Board of Trustees voted to look into the allegations after they were first brought to light during a series of meetings in September.</p> <p>“I think the decision here as a Board, we’ve heard a number of things from the community and so forth," Board Chairman John Crist said, according to <a href="https://www.fox47news.com/neighborhoods/jackson-hillsdale/jackson-college-board-of-trustees-votes-for-external-investigation-into-allegations-of-harassment-and-racism">Fox 47</a>. “And I think they wanted to go forward with it.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/jackson-college-board-of-trustees-votes-for-external-probe-amid-mounting-racism-claims">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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A Michigan college board has agreed to launch an independent investigation after students and employees complained about a staff member’s alleged racism and sexual harassment.

During a special meeting Thursday night, the Jackson College Board of Trustees voted to look into the allegations after they were first brought to light during a series of meetings in September.

“I think the decision here as a Board, we’ve heard a number of things from the community and so forth,” Board Chairman John Crist said, according to Fox 47. “And I think they wanted to go forward with it.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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