A principal at an elementary school in Florida has been placed on leave after the school held an assembly with black students to discuss low test scores, according to The Associated Press.
The incident took place on August 18 at Bunnell Elementary School, where officials gathered black fourth and fifth graders for an assembly addressing their underperformance on standardized tests, as reported by the Daytona Beach News-Journal. The Flagler County School district, to which Bunnell Elementary belongs, has since issued an apology for the presentation and is currently investigating the matter.
Cheryl Massaro, the chair of the Flagler School Board, emphasized that the board does not support segregation and expressed the district's commitment to addressing the issue. The presentation given to the black students was titled "AA Presentation" and aimed to explain that these students were not meeting grade-level expectations, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal. During the assembly, the students were informed that they would be expected to pass each class with a minimum average of 75%.
Additionally, they were told that they would be paired up and encouraged to compete against each other to achieve the highest scores in math and English Language Arts. The winners of these individual matchups were promised a reward of McDonald's.
The school district's investigation will shed light on the motivations behind the assembly and determine appropriate actions to address the issue.
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