According to Black, incidents involving her son and the other child would result in poor behavior chart feedback for her son, labeling A’s behavior as “disruptive,” but Black was never given any indication that the other child’s behavior was being addressed.
There were six incidents between Black’s son and the other child that year, prompting Black to request that the two children not be placed in the same class the following year.
Black says that even at that time, following a year of problems, she didn’t feel that any of it was racially motivated. Instead, she feels the school mishandled the problems.
“Kids are taught certain things, and if you have a parent that tells you ‘this kid looks this way and it’s a problem. Kids don’t fully understand it and they pick on what they don’t understand,” said Black.
She says it should have been a teaching moment about diversity for the teacher. When the 2018-2019 school year started and A again came home complaining of bullying, this time resulting in a cut lip, Black reached out to the new Assistant Principal.
