Winooski School District inundated with racist and violent messages after raising Somali flag, superintendent says

A Somali flag was raised next to a U.S. flag at the Winooski school campus on Friday, Dec. 5. Photo courtesy of Winooski School DistrictThe Winooski School District took down its website and disconnected many of its office phones Monday after receiving what its superintendent described as a flood of racist and violent messages in response to the district’s decision to raise a Somali flag.Many of the messages appear to be part of a coordinated effort to target the district, where about 9%