At the conclusion of the Biden administration, the Education Department engaged with various school districts across the nation. However, since President Biden assumed office, these discussions have largely come to a standstill.
A Michigan mother’s complaint to the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights outlines the racial harassment her middle-school daughter has faced, leaving the young girl deeply affected. The complaint details the distressing environment at Chesaning Middle School in central Michigan as of 2024.
By the time the school observed Black History Month, the only Black girl in the fifth grade experienced continuous racial slurs. She recounts being called a “monkey” while on the school bus. Fellow students reportedly directed racial epithets at her, remarking that her skin was “burnt like a piece of chicken.”