SPLC released two new reports during a press conference in Washington, D.C., that document how President-elect Donald Trump’s own words have sparked hate incidents across the country and are having a profoundly negative effect on the nation’s schools.
In Ten Days After, we document 867 bias-related incidents in the 10 days following the presidential election. Among them: multiple reports of black children being told to ride in the back of school buses; the words "Trump Nation" and "Whites Only" being painted on a church with a large immigrant population; and an elderly gay man being pulled from his car and beaten by an assailant who said the "president says we can kill all you faggots now."
In After the Election, The Trump Effect, our Teaching Tolerance project details the findings of an online survey of more than 10,000 educators since the election. Ninety percent reported that their school's climate has been negatively affected, and 80 percent described heightened anxiety and concern among minority students worried about the impact of the election on their families.
At the press conference, SPLC President Richard Cohen was joined by other human rights and education leaders in calling on Trump to take responsibility for his actions and to repair the damage he has caused.
SPLC News Coverage Since the Press Conference