Florida school district reviews 'Ruby Bridges' movie after parent complaint

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Florida school district reviews 'Ruby Bridges' movie after parent complaint
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A Florida school district is reviewing the use of the 1998 movie "Ruby Bridges" in its approved films list after a parent complained about the use of slurs and argued that it could teach students that "White people hate Black people." The movie was shown to second-graders as part of a Black History Month lesson. The parent objected to the racial slurs used in the film, depictions of a child placing a noose around a doll's neck, and characters threatening a hanging. The film's namesake, Ruby Bridges, was the first Black student to attend an all-White elementary school in the South.

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