Lubbock-Cooper ISD passed a resolution denouncing racist bullying in schools. Parents say it’s a publicity stunt.

Lubbock NAACP President Milton Lee addresses the Lubbock-Cooper ISD Board of Trustees on Thursday at a special meeting with students and parents to denounce racism. (Credit: Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribune)

LUBBOCK — Weeks after a federal civil rights complaint was filed against Lubbock-Cooper ISD for inaction on racist bullying, the district’s board of trustees passed a resolution condemning racism during a special meeting Thursday.

Tracy Kemp is a mother involved in the filing and was excited to see the bullying was finally being addressed — nearly nine months after she brought up her initial complaint to the district.