Archives: Discrimination alleged at CPCC

The attorney for a transgender student at Central Piedmont Community College has said an official complaint has now been filed against the school for their alleged mistreatment and discrimination toward the student in March.

Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC), which came under scrutiny and protest last week for allegations of discrimination and harassment on their campus, says they have begun reaching out to LGBT groups and will hold trainings for campus security staff.

On the heels of a campus protest Friday, Central Piedmont Community College’s official Twitter account melted down in a series of confrontational, false and misleading tweets late Friday night.

Several dozen students and community members gathered early Friday afternoon to protest alleged discrimination at Central Piedmont Community College. Students, many of whom attend CPCC and other local schools, are calling on the college to apologize to a transgender student who says she was mistreated and harassed at the school.

Actress Laverne Cox, who plays a transgender character on Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black,” released a statement supporting a local student who claims she experienced harassment and discrimination by a Charlotte college.

Officials with Central Piedmont Community College released a statement today saying they are investigating an alleged incident of discrimination against a transgender student. The college, the statement reads, wants an “amicable resolution” with the student and is also examining its policies and procedures.

An incident report filed by Central Piedmont Community College security officers reveals that a transgender student confronted on campus did, in fact, present her ID to school officials, contradicting CPCC’s earlier statements that the student had refused to show security officers her ID.

As activists and community organizations rally around a transgender student who claimed she was harassed by campus security, officials at Central Piedmont Community College say their policies are “evolving,” though they currently do not include any protections for LGBT students or faculty.

The attorney for a transgender student who claims she was harassed and detained by a local college’s security officers said today that she and the student are considering filing a civil rights complaint as school officials responded publicly to the claims of discrimination.

A transgender student attending Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) says she now feels unsafe and uncomfortable on the campus after a run-in with campus security on March 18.