The family of an Arlington middle-schooler is seeking a $10 million settlement after they say their son was forced to play a game involving picking cotton.
The family of an Arlington middle school student is seeking a $10 million settlement after they say their son, the only Black student in the class, was forced to play a game involving cotton picking.
“No child should have to endure what Sidney has experienced since February 8, 2023. Sidney’s parents and family have had to navigate this trauma with their son and his siblings,” the letter reads. “APS cannot undue the past, but it can work to remedy its failures.
APS spokesman Frank Bellavia declined to comment on the situation, but the school division has previously said that the “nose dive” game was an approved team-building activity for Gunston eighth-graders “to foster collaboration.” APS Superintendent Francisco Durán said at a school board meeting in February that school administrators were investigating the situation and that the game would be removed from the approved activity list.
Since the initial incident, the letter said that Sidney was removed from his French classroom, and now takes the class online in the school library.Former Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax, who is part of the legal team representing Sidney and his family, said in an interview that the substitute teacher was initially allowed to continue teaching at the school, but has since been removed. Bellavia declined to answer questions regarding the teacher’s employment at Gunston.
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