STARKE, Fla. – The parent of a Bradford Middle School student said her daughter was told by school leaders Tuesday to take off a face mask, which displayed support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Jennifer Brown told News4Jax that her daughter, 12-year-old Deziyah Brown, was not given an immediate explanation as to why the mask was not allowed but that she was later told it was too political.
The black mask has the words “I can’t breathe,” printed in large, red letters followed by “Black Lives Matter” below in white letters.
Brown said her daughter was not offered a replacement mask when she was told to remove her own.
Harris said the school district does have masks on hand for any student that wants to wear one.