A family in Washington is demanding that a school administrator be removed after he suggested he could segregate 2 Black middle school students who were directed to clean freshly picked cotton as part of a classroom assignment, according to lawyers.
The twins said their social studies teacher took out a box of raw cotton and told the class they were going to see who could clean cotton the fastest.SPOKANE, Wash. — A family in Spokane, Washington, is demanding that a school administrator be removed after he suggested he could segregate two Black middle school students who were directed to clean freshly picked cotton as part of a classroom assignment, according to lawyers for the family.
“As two of the only three Black students in the class that day, my daughters already felt singled out during an activity that required them to clean cotton,” Brandi Feazell said. “Separating them from the rest of the class would only compound their pain and isolation and do nothing to change the racist culture and policies that led to this inappropriate and harmful lesson in the first place.”
“Once the third-party investigation is completed, we look forward to coming back to share the outcomes,” the district said.On May 3, the twins said their fifth-period social studies teacher took out a box of raw cotton and told the class they were going to see who could clean cotton the fastest.
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