The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is opening an investigation into a Massachusetts school district after a complaint filed by Parents Defending Education (PDE) revealed a student theater production limited participation to students of color, according to a letter sent to PDE.
A January production of Newton North High School’s Theater Ink program titled "Lost and Found: Our Stories as People of Color," would be "a reserved safe space for this exploration and for people of color to be vulnerable and support one another," according to the show's audition packet.
"All BIPOC [Black, indigenous and people of color] students at North are invited to audition," the student director said in a video on Theater Ink's website.
Massachusetts school under federal investigation after student play limits auditions to persons of color
- by: Kendall Tietz
- 2023-03-03
- Source:
Fox News
- 03/03/2023
Snapped this pic while shooting a production at the Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, NC. by Rob Laughter is licensed under Unsplash unsplash.com
Snapped this pic while shooting a production at the Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, NC. by Rob Laughter is licensed under Unsplash unsplash.com
