Florida School Sends Home Permission Slip For First-Graders To Hear ‘Book Written By An African American’

Source: Newsday LLC / Getty It appears that a school in Florida—the state where Black studies go to die, or at the very least, be thoroughly whitewashed for Caucasian consumption—has sent out permission slips requiring parents to give content for their children to listen to a reading of a book written by a Black person. No Black person in particular, mind you. The permission slip’s description of the event literally says, “Students will participate and listen to a book written by an African American.” I had to give permission for this or else my child would not participate??? @SuptDotres #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/dHU1a68APd — Chuck Walter @ FriendApp (@ChuckWalterFL) February 13, 2024 From NBC News: “I had to give permission for this or else my child would not participate???” wrote one parent, Charles Walter, who posted a photo of a Miami-Dade County Public Schools permission slip to X on Monday evening. The form describes the activity as a “read aloud” scheduled for Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the library. Next to “types of guest that may attend the activity or event,” it says: “fireman/doctor/artist.” In an interview Tuesday, Walter, 46, said the form came from his daughter Eva’s first...