The St. Petersburg parent said the film on school integration in the South isn’t appropriate, claiming it might teach students “white people hate black people.”
The Times reported that Ric Davis, president of the Concerned Organization for Quality Education for Black Students, wrote an open letter saying some members of the community were questioning whether the district could serve minority students.“Many from historically marginalized communities are asking whether this so-called integrated education system in Pinellas County can even serve the diverse community fairly and equitably,” Davis wrote, according to the Times.
Four days later, one of the parents who’d chosen not to have their child watch the film filed a formal objection with the district. The parent listed several racial slurs Officials told the parent that because the class had already watched the movie, the school would not show it again this school year, Mascareñas wrote. Officials will review “the challenged material,” although Mascareñas said there’s no timeline on when that review will be completed.
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