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Catholic school apologizes for putting fried chicken on Black History Month menu
A group of students at the Carondelet High School added fried chicken, cornbread, and watermelon to the school menu in honor of Black History Month. After critics slammed the move as subtle racism, the school canceled the meal.
Administrators at Carondelet High School For Girls are facing questions after announcing that it would celebrate Black History Month by having a special lunch of fried chicken, cornbread, and watermelon.
A California high school is under fire for a lunchtime faux pas.
Some parents and pupils at Carondelet High School were offended after finding out the all-girls school planned to serve up fried chicken, cornbread, and watermelon to celebrate Black History Month.
Carondelet promptly removed the meal from its menu and apologized for the decision, NBC Bay Area reports. The school also held a diversity assembly on Wednesday.
"I'd like to apologize for the announcement and any hurt this caused students, parents or community members," Principal Nancy Libby said in an apology letter sent to parents. "Please know that at no time at Carondelet do we wish to perpetrate racial stereotypes."
The idea was suggested by a group of students at the Concord school who were brainstorming ways to honor black culture. But the well-intentioned students stumbled into a complicated history.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...history-month-article-1.1605071#ixzz2sadGUfdy

The horror.....
A group of students at the Carondelet High School added fried chicken, cornbread, and watermelon to the school menu in honor of Black History Month. After critics slammed the move as subtle racism, the school canceled the meal.

Administrators at Carondelet High School For Girls are facing questions after announcing that it would celebrate Black History Month by having a special lunch of fried chicken, cornbread, and watermelon.
A California high school is under fire for a lunchtime faux pas.
Some parents and pupils at Carondelet High School were offended after finding out the all-girls school planned to serve up fried chicken, cornbread, and watermelon to celebrate Black History Month.
Carondelet promptly removed the meal from its menu and apologized for the decision, NBC Bay Area reports. The school also held a diversity assembly on Wednesday.
"I'd like to apologize for the announcement and any hurt this caused students, parents or community members," Principal Nancy Libby said in an apology letter sent to parents. "Please know that at no time at Carondelet do we wish to perpetrate racial stereotypes."
The idea was suggested by a group of students at the Concord school who were brainstorming ways to honor black culture. But the well-intentioned students stumbled into a complicated history.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...history-month-article-1.1605071#ixzz2sadGUfdy

The horror.....