A Florida childcare center is under scrutiny after a 2-year-old Black child was reportedly subjected to a mock arrest by a white classmate as part of a lesson about Rosa Parks. The NAACP is calling for an investigation, alleging that the preschool's actions were racially unethical. The parents of the girl, who is the only Black child in the school, are also demanding answers. The incident has sparked backlash and criticism, with concerns raised about the appropriateness of teaching Rosa Parks to toddlers and the use of restraint and fingerprinting in the reenactment.
A Central Florida preschool is facing criticism regarding a controversial lesson that involved toddlers reenacting the arrest of a civil rights icon. https://t.co/ItCQE2rRVR
At a Florida daycare, a teacher made a white toddler "handcuff and fingerprint" a 2-year-old black girl in a Rosa Parks arrest reenactment. https://t.co/xdJTcCOLag
The public school sytem is horrible. The NAACP is calling for an investigation after a white child was photographed handcuffing and fingerprinting a 2-year old black girl for a Rosa Parks reenactment at a Florida preschool. The parents say their daughter is the only black… https://t.co/YbTcLeWqD4
A #Florida childcare center has admitted that a 2-year-old Black child was subject to a mock arrest by a white classmate as part of a lesson about Rosa Parks. https://t.co/0EySIvLw3C via @royalist
NEW: The NAACP is calling for an investigation after a white child was photographed handcuffing and fingerprinting a 2-year old black girl for a Rosa Parks reenactment at a Florida preschool. The parents say their daughter is the only black child in the school. "The look on her… https://t.co/wIzmp3amu8
Florida school is slammed for forcing a TWO-year-old black girl to take part in a Rosa Parks reenactment that involved white toddler 'handcuffing her and taking her fingerprints' https://t.co/Xn1hYLwI9u https://t.co/H1G1ztTlr8
A preschool in Florida is facing backlash from the NAACP, which alleges that a 2-year-old Black girl was made to participate in a "racially unethical" Rosa Parks role play. https://t.co/7DooOGapDZ
What adults thought it was good to restrain a toddler (apparently actual handcuffs were not used)? What adults thought you could teach Rosa Parks to toddlers? "NAACP investigating daycare after Black toddler allegedly handcuffed during Rosa Parks lesson" https://t.co/kYCwArZcwf
A Florida couple says their toddler was restrained and fingerprinted during a preschool lesson on Rosa Parks. WESH's Hayley Crombleholme reports. https://t.co/aIu9lMznpg
A Florida childcare center has admitted that a 2-year-old Black child was subject to a mock arrest by a white classmate as part of a lesson about Rosa Parks. https://t.co/BxZSRAt5ZL