School: Parents Can Opt Out Of Black History Month

Indianapolis’s NBC News affiliate reports:

Sprunica Elementary School in Brown County allegedly sent a letter home to parents allowing students to opt out of Black history lessons. A photo of the letter was shared on social media, where the response has gone viral. The last line of the letter shown in the picture reads, “If you would like to opt your child out for receiving these lessons, then sign the form below and have your child return it to the school to give to the teacher.”

The Indianapolis Star reports:

Brown County Schools is looking into why a letter allowing parents to opt their child out of lessons about “equity, caring, and understanding differences” was sent out at one of their elementary schools. Sprunica Elementary has nearly 240 students from PreK to fifth grade, per state data, and is 97% white. On Wednesday, Brown County Schools Superintendent Emily Tracy sent a message to students, families and staff acknowledging the letter and saying the district is “gathering more information on the matter.”

A public school in Indiana is giving parents the option to opt their children out of learning about Black History Month. pic.twitter.com/L1QxmH9lRm

— Kolleen (@littlewhitty) February 16, 2022

An Indiana school has become embroiled in controversy after a school counselor reportedly gave parents the choice to opt their children out of Black History Month lessons. https://t.co/PA6oaAXnIa

— Axios (@axios) February 17, 2022

A letter allegedly sent to parents of a Brown Co. school gave them the choice to opt students out of lessons about diversity during Black History Month.

But the superintendent said the district does not allow students to opt out of required curriculum.https://t.co/S7S5hWSHz3

— WTHR.com (@WTHRcom) February 16, 2022