CT Senate GOP Condemns Racist Texts Sent to CT Students & Call for Accountability, Action

The CT Senate Republican Caucus issued the following statement regarding racist texts sent to CT students which promise the return of slavery.

“It’s abhorrent. Connecticut Senate Republicans condemn it in the strongest of terms. But what is state government doing about it? How are we pursuing the hate mongers? Are we? Is the Connecticut State Police working with the FBI to hold people accountable? Are meetings being held with local law enforcement? We need more information – and more transparency – from state government. We universally condemn the hate. But what, exactly, is being done about it?”

A 2016 state law championed by Sen. Tony Hwang and supported by the CT Senate Republicans requires school threats in Connecticut to be considered felonies which would result in a prison sentence. The law received overwhelming bipartisan support and was backed by local school superintendents, law enforcement officials, and parents.