"Florida Principal and Teacher Suspended for Targeting Black Students at Assembly"

The principal and a teacher at Bunnell Elementary School in Flagler County, Florida, have been placed on paid administrative leave after holding an assembly exclusively for fourth and fifth-grade Black students, where they were collectively told to improve their school performance, regardless of individual performance. The assembly used a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the underperformance of African American students on standardized assessments. The school district has apologized for the incident and is conducting an investigation. The majority of impacted families have been contacted, expressing a desire to work together to prevent such incidents in the future.