FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com NOVEMBER 24, 2016 • THE QUEENS COURIER 11 Victim of high school students’ Trump-inspired harassment in Fresh Meadows isn’t talking BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI [email protected] @smont76 A student who was allegedly harassed by two Fresh Meadows high school students on a public bus the day after the presidential election no longer wants to talk about the incident, it was reported on Nov. 18 . Patrick McLaughlin, principal of St. Francis Preparatory High School (SFP), offered an update in a Facebook post on Friday regarding the ongoing investigation into the incident allegedly perpetrated by SFP students on Nov. 9. “In the days since then, we have been following up and investigating all leads and information, including contacting the New York Police Department and MTA,” McLaughlin said. A post on Facebook by the alleged victim’s sister said that students from St. Francis Prep entered an MTA bus and began to make racially charged statements at her sister, a student at another school, including, “Aren’t you supposed to be sitting in the back of the bus now? Like Trump is president!” McLaughlin noted that he contacted the principal of the school the alleged victim attends in an effort to discuss the incident and get a description of the female SFP students involved. McLaughlin stated the other school’s St. Francis Preparatory high school in Fresh Meadows. principal was unaware of the incident but said he would be cooperative. 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