State ACLU Pressures Clay County Schools for Transparency Regarding Robert Belt Investigation

The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia has stated that it has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with Clay County Schools Superintendent Joe Paxton requesting details on the internal investigation against bus driver Robert Belt's alleged use of a homophobic slur against a student. “The ACLU-WV is committed to ensuring the rights and civil liberties of all West Virginians, including and especially those who are members of historically marginalized communities,” said ACLU-WV Legal Director Jaime Lynn Crofts. “That these alleged hateful statements were made not only by an adult in a position of power, but also a police offer who was wearing his uniform is unconscionable.”