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School community deals with homophobic slur
October 6, 2022
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Incident occurred at CVU field hockey game COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER
A homophobic slur levied at Champlain Valley Union field hockey players during a game in Manchester — an incident that students say is all too common not just at opposing games but within their own community — is adding greater weight to the district’s recent equity audit and its work surrounding diversity and inclusion. The incident occurred during a
game at Burr and Burton Academy Sept. 14, where a student watching the game yelled a homophobic slur against one of the CVU players. District officials said the incident was immediately addressed. The Vermont Principals Association, following a year that saw numerous acts of ugly fan behavior, recently adopted a zero-tolerance policy against such behavior at sporting events, including ejection, forfeiture and the removal of fans See EQUITY on page 24
Amid inflation, hunger helpers feed hundreds TOMMY GARDNER STAFF WRITER
Although the pandemic-era scenes of massive food drives organized by literal armies at high schools and airports around Vermont are a thing of the past, something quieter and bigger has replaced it: the population of people still needing help getting food. It’s unclear sometimes if there are more hungry people or if the stigma of availing oneself to food shelves and other public health organizations is simply eroded amid the pandemic. As the cost of living goes up, so do visits, and so does the economic variety of
visitors. South Burlington Food Shelf director Peter Carmolli said September was the Dorset Street pantry’s busiest month ever. The organization opened three years ago, so most of its existence has been in troublesome times for food insecurity — a global pandemic replaced by worldwide inflation and supply shortages. Instead of succumbing to viruses or economics, the food shelf has instead thrived under the pressure. “We just go with the flow,” Carmolli said. “We’re so new, that, with anything that happens, it See FOOD SHELVES on page 23
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