The Flagler County School District is apologizing after parents say an assembly held Friday singled out Black students at Bunnell Elementary School.
The district said they were trying to encourage the group of fourth and fifth graders to perform better on test scores.
The district has not confirmed what, specifically, was said to the students, but did admit the assembly was only for Black students and does not meet district standards.One page of a Powerpoint presentation used during the assembly was titled “The Problem,” followed by a bullet point that says “ have underperformed on standardized assessment for the last past three years. Only 32% are at Level 3 or higher.
Jacinda Arrington and Alexs Smith said not only were their children singled out, parents weren’t warned or given a chance to prepare their children for their conversation.“They segregated our kids 2023, and they segregated our babies, these are babies. They still play with action figures and play superheroes,” the parents said.“It is clear there was no malice intended in planning this student outreach. However, sometimes, when you try to think ‘outside the box,’ you forget why the box is there.
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