School Video on Black Lives Matter Causes Controversy

Sep 20, 2020

Third-party educational website BrainPOP, which is used in Leon County Schools, has come under fire recently for their release of a video discussing the history and issues regarding the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.

After receiving complaints from several parents in Leon County, TR is seeking more information about the BLM video is used in the classroom.

During a school board meeting in Sarasota, Florida, parents and students expressed their reactions to the BrainPOP video, with one mother asking that educators not “indoctrinate” her child with their “beliefs and political agenda.” On the other hand, a group of students spoke in favor of the lesson, believing it to be “extremely empowering for all students, but especially students of color.”

https://tallahasseereports.com/2020/...s-controversy/