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Rashunda Pitts has filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), claiming that her daughter suffered emotional trauma over a cotton-picking project her school assigned back in 2017.

A Black mother filed a civil rights lawsuit last week against the Los Angeles Unified School District and its Board of Education, alleging that in 2017, a cotton field was set up at an elementary school to teach students about experiences enslaved people endured, but only left her child traumatized.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- A Black mother filed a lawsuit last week against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the second-largest public school system in the United States, over an elementary school project that she says involved students picking cotton to learn about slavery, NBC News reported Wednesday.

The cotton-picking project aimed to teach students about the 'real life experience' of slavery, according to the lawsuit.

A California mom sued the Los Angeles Unified School District, alleging that a 'Cotton Picking Project' allegedly violated her daughter's civil rights.

The mother states in the suit that beginning in 2017, she noticed that her daughter became very quiet and reserved when she used to vibrantly share her day with her mother.

In a civil rights lawsuit, a Black parent claims her daughter’s school made her participate in a cotton-picking project.

There has to be a better way to teach students about slavery.

A Black mother filed a civil rights lawsuit last week against the Los Angeles Unified School District and its Board of Education, alleging that in 2017, a cotton field was set up at an elementary school to teach students about experiences enslaved people endured, but only left her child traumatized.

A Black mother claims her daughter suffered emotional distress after her school made her participate in a cotton-picking project.