The Prince George’s County, Md., school has a mostly Hispanic student population.
By Arelis R. Hernández Arelis R. Hernández Reporter covering politics and government in Prince George's County and Maryland Email Bio Follow May 3 at 6:07 PM A Prince George’s County elementary school principal has been placed on administrative leave, a school system spokeswoman said Friday, after distributing an unauthorized permission slip that said fourth-grade students who are not citizens would not be allowed to go on a planned field trip to the White House.
“The issue here was whether school staff took appropriate steps to ensure that all students could participate in a meaningful way,” said schools superintendent Monica Goldson in a statement on Friday. “That did not happen.” Brentwood Mayor Rocio Terminio-Lopez drew attention to the errant permission slip on social media. The controversy — first reported by the Route 1 Reporter news site — erupted publicly when Rocio Treminio-Lopez, mayor of nearby Brentwood, Md., posted a copy of the permission slip on social media asking for help explaining its meaning.
The questions on the form appear to match what congressional staffers ask when arranging free White House tours for constituents, according to an image of that internal application provided to The Washington Post.
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