A First-Grader Was Punished for Making a ‘Racist’ Drawing. Her Mom Is Fighting Back

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A woman holds a Black Lives Matter flag during a news conference with activists calling for justice for those killed by police officers outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., May 24, 2021.

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Chelsea Boyle first learned of her daughter’s punishment at school from another mom.

Until then, she was unaware that her daughter was learning about the Black Lives Matter movement in first grade at Viejo Elementary School in Southern California. She was unaware of the drawing her daughter had made for a black friend about a year earlier, in March 2021, as a gesture to ensure her friend felt included at school.

Ryan Mills

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Ryan Mills

Ryan Mills was an enterprise and media reporter at National Review. He previously worked for 14 years as a breaking news reporter, investigative reporter, and editor at newspapers in Florida. Originally from Minnesota, Ryan lives in the Fort Myers area with his wife and two sons.

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