CPS mother outraged by history lesson her child says included reenactment of slavery

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date Feb. 10, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 10, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/02/10/cps-mother-outraged-by-history-lesson-her-child-says-included-reenactment-of-slavery

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A Chicago mother says she was blindsided last week when her 9-year-old son came home from school distressed, saying he’d been made to participate in a reenactment of slavery as part of a Black History Month lesson. Alexis Williams’ son is the only Black student in his third grade class at Portage P...