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A Mississippi school district is facing criticism after a class assignment asked middle schoolers to put themselves in the shoes of an enslaved person, and write letters to friends and family.
The assignment given to eighth-graders at Purvis Middle School told students to pretend like you are a slave working on a Mississippi plantation, according to a screenshot of the assignment that Black Lives Matter Mississippi posted to Twitter. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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The students were then instructed to write a letter to your family back in Africa or in another American state describing their lives, their journey to America and their daily tasks.
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8-year-old Vancleave child hit at bus stop recovering, driver charged with misdemeanor A child is okay after being hit by a car at a bus stop in Vancleave on Thursday morning. (Source: Photo WLOX) By WLOX Staff | February 4, 2021 at 7:55 AM CST - Updated February 6 at 10:48 AM
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - An 8-year-old Vancleave girl is now recovering after being hit by a car at the bus stop Thursday morning, and the woman involved in the accident has been charged with a misdemeanor.
The woman was charged with overtaking a school bus, which means she didn’t stop for the bus.
Schools in the Tennessee Valley continue to navigate COVID-19
Valley schools COVID-19 update By Tiffany Thompson | January 27, 2021 at 11:34 PM CST - Updated January 27 at 11:35 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - On Wednesday, 150 Discovery Middle School students in Madison are still in quarantine after potential exposure to COVID-19 earlier this week.
Then, you have Arab City Schools leaders extending its blended learning model through February 12th because of safety concerns.
Over in Madison County, students learning traditionally return to campuses for five days a week on Monday.
It’s clear the juggling act for districts navigating this virus continues.
Limestone County School District Superintendent Dr. Randy Shearouse said the numbers are looking better, but still not where he wants them.
Hopkins County begins vaccinating school workers
Hopkins County begins vaccinating school workers By Brady Williams | January 15, 2021 at 5:02 PM CST - Updated January 15 at 6:53 PM
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WFIE) - Hopkins County is one of the first counties in Kentucky to begin Tier 1B of the state’s vaccination rollout. Vaccines were given out to school workers on Friday at the Hopkins County Schools Career and Technology Center.
Denise Beach, the county department of health’s director, said they had 600 vaccines left over after quickly completing Tier 1A.
Because there were only 600, they chose to begin with schools, which Beach said was important to get children back on track with their educations.