NAACP South Bend

Penn Harris Madison Superintendent Heather Short has apologized for a student's racist remarks toward a Black Riley High School basketball player. The NAACP says it will soon ask the corporation to train staff on cultural competency and sensitivity, to better address incidents of racism by white students.

The Indiana Senate Education and Career Development Committee will give a first hearing Wednesday to Granger Republican Sen. Linda Rogers' bill to have a state-appointed board replace the locally elected South Bend Community Schools board.