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Fla. High School Students Protest to Make African-American History a Full-Year Course
Students at Terry Parker High School in Jacksonville, Fla., staged a sit-in earlier this week demanding a change in the way African-American history is taught in Duval County Public Schools, Action News Jax reports. The organizer of the sit-in, Angelina Roque, said that she and her other classmates wanted to protest because they believed that…
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‘Whites Only,’ ‘Colored’ Signs Posted Above Water Fountains at Fla. High School
“Whites Only” and “Colored” signs reportedly placed above two water fountains at a Florida high school have sparked an investigation by school officials, Action News Jax reports. A photo of the signs was shared on social media Thursday. According to the news station, Duval County School Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said in a statement that the…
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Video Shows Convicted Va. School Guard Tackling, Using Choke Hold on Middle School Student
Surveillance footage a Virginia school district apparently tried to keep under wraps shows a now former Arlington Middle School security guard convicted of battery grabbing two students and slamming them to the ground, WJAX-TV reports. According to the news station, it took four months of public records requests for it to obtain the footage from the state…