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Protest planned at D49 board meeting over decision to reprimand teacher for BLM mural in art lesson Mayo Davison and last updated 2021-02-04 07:35:38-05 The protest is being organized by The Empowerment Solidarity Network to show support for the teacher and denounce systemic racism. According to the district, fourth-graders in the Art Explore class at Bennett Ranch Elementary engaged in the lesson on January 19 and 20. While the contents of the lesson met state academic standards related to culture, the material over Black Lives Matter was presented without following district policy of notifying parents about potentially controversial topics. Parents can be brought in for input, or to sign off on the subject. They can also choose to remove their student from class during such a lesson. ....