A Florida school district has temporarily barred students from viewing a historical film about Ruby Bridges at an elementary school after a parent filed a complaint earlier this month.
an Advanced Placement course on African American studies from being taught in the state’s high schools.
While “Ruby Bridges” is not permanently banned in the school district, the move has prompted some Black-led organizations, such as the Concerned Organization for Quality Education for Black Students, to implement a call of action to protect the teaching of Black history in schools. The organization’s efforts aim to ensure Pinellas County Schools provides quality education to Black 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,” Ric Davis, the organization’s president, wrote in a letter, according to theGoliath Davis III, a former police chief in St.
The school is expected to engage in the formal objection process to review the film challenged by the parent, Mascareñas said. The date has not yet been confirmed.
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