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Barbara Rose Johns, who led a 1951 student walkout to protest school conditions and contributed to ending school segregation, has been honored with a statue in the U.S. Capitol, replacing a Confederate general, as a recognition of her civil rights legacy.
Black students at Bunnell Elementary School in Florida were singled out and pulled from class for an assembly focused on their poor performance on standardized tests, prompting outrage from parents and an investigation by the school district. Only Black fourth- and fifth-grade students were selected to attend the assembly, which featured a typo-laden PowerPoint presentation highlighting the low test scores of Black students. Parents expressed concern that their children were told they could end up dead or in jail if they didn't improve their grades. The school district is investigating the incident, and the interim superintendent has apologized to parents.