Black Portland Boy Expelled After Parents Report Son Being Called Racial Slur

Now, thousands of people have signed an online petition that calls for the Catholic school to issue an apology and take accountability for what happened with the Black boy's family. It argues that many others have had similar experiences. (Credit: PIXABAY/WOKANDAPIX)

A Black Portland boy in fourth grade was reportedly expelled from a Catholic school after his parents reported their son being called a racial slur.

The parents of the young child, Mike Phillips, and Karis Stoudamire-Phillips, said that the school's principal, Tresa Rast, called police over to the school in late March 2025. That was when the parents demanded to know what actions the school would take in response to another student calling their son the N-word.